ransacking
The word “ransacking” has 3 syllables: ran-sack-ing
It's pronounced as /ˈrænˌsæk.ɪŋ/
What is synonym and antonym for ransacking?
In the thesaurus, “ransacking” has 75 synonyms and 10 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for ransacking along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for ransacking
- ascertaining
- auditing
- breaking in
- browsing
- burglarizing
- combing
- defacement
- defacing
- demolishing
- demolishment
- depredation
- descrying
- desecrating
- desecration
- despoiling
- despoilment
- destruction
- detecting
- determining
- discovering
- dredging
- examining
- exploring
- finding
- finding out
- frisking
- getting
- harrying
- hunting
- inspecting
- investigating
- learning
- locating
- looking over
- looting
- marauding
- patting down
- perusing
- pillage
- pillaging
- plunder
- plundering
- predation
- probing
- prospecting
- raiding
- raking
- ravage
- ravaging
- ravishing
- reviewing
- rifling
- ripping off
- ruin
- ruination
- rummaging
- running down
- sabotage
- sacking
- scanning
- scaring up
- scouring
- scrutinizing
- searching
- shaking down
- skirmishing
- snooping
- spoliation
- studying
- surveying
- trashing
- trolling
- vandalism
- vandalization
- wrecking
Antonyms for ransacking
- abandoning
- conservation
- hiding
- ignoring
- losing
- neglecting
- preservation
- protection
- salvage
- saving
Meanings of ransacking
- verb
- To loot or pillage. See also sack.
- To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray.
- To examine carefully; to investigate.
- To violate; to ravish; to deflower.
- noun
- The act by which something is ransacked.
Example Sentences
- The burglars spent hours ransacking the house, leaving a trail of broken items.
- During the protest, a few individuals began ransacking local shops.
- The detectives found evidence that someone had been ransacking the office files for information.
- Pirates were notorious for ransacking villages along the coast.
- After the break-in, they discovered the intruder had been ransacking their drawers for valuables.
On this page you'll find 85 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ransacking, such as: abandoning, ascertaining, auditing, breaking in, browsing, burglarizing, combing.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
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sabotaging
- alienated
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sacking
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raiding
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- blockading
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- bushwhacking
- cannonading
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- depredation
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- setting at
- setting on
- setting upon
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- sicking
- storming
- striking
- stripping
- subduing
- subjecting
- subjugating
- surprising
- surprizing
- swarming
- tearing into
- trashing
- trespassing
- vanquishing
- waylaying
vandalism
- defacement
- defacing
- demolishing
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- grafitti
- looting
- marauding
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