Synonyms for embezzle
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.
Forms
- Past participle
- embezzled
e.g. embezzled → misappropriated, snatched, defalcated, pinched…
Example sentences
- steal I didn't steal it. I just borrowed it permanently.
- snatch Boldi tried to snatch the toy out of Martha's hands.
- skim Let the milk stand overnight and skim off the cream.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| embezzle | steady | |
| steal | rising | |
| snatch | rising | |
| misappropriate | rising | |
| defalcate | steady | |
| skim | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- nip1
- 4 letters
- skim1
- 5 letters
- steal1, pinch1, swipe1, poach1, filch1
- 6 letters
- snatch1, snitch1, pilfer2, thieve1
- 7 letters
- swindle2, purloin2
- 8 letters
- peculate
- 9 letters
- defalcate
- 11 letters
- appropriate4
- 14 letters
- misappropriate5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pilfer2 = 2 syllables).