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Synonyms for filch

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

lift steal pilfer purloin

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Pilfer

make off with, pilfer, purloin, lift, steal, abstract, pinch, swipe, poach, walk off with, bag, appropriate, pocket, boost, hook, cop, rob, nick, borrow, sneak, cabbage, snatch

Other

jack slang, half-inch slang UK

Noun

1. Theft — an act of filching; larceny, theft

theft, larceny

2. Thief — A person who filches; a filcher, a pilferer, a thief

thief, pilferer, filcher

Other

rip-off, knock-off

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.

    Hey, someone filched my wallet!

  2. n. 1

    An act of filching; larceny, theft.

  3. n. 2

    A person who filches; a filcher, a pilferer, a thief.

Forms

Plural
filches → thefts, larcenies, thieves, pilferers…
Past participle
filched
e.g. filched → pilfered, purloined, lifted, abstracted…

Example sentences

  • lift Tom said the box was too heavy to lift by himself.
  • steal I didn't steal it. I just borrowed it permanently.
  • pilfer It is my intention to plunder and pilfer my weasely guts out.
  • purloin This boy tried to purloin my wallet on the streetcar.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
filchsteady
liftsteady
stealrising
pilfersteady
purloinsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
bag1, cop1, rob1
4 letters
jack1, nick1, lift1, hook1
5 letters
steal1, boost1, theft1, sneak1, thief1, pinch1, swipe1, poach1
6 letters
pocket2, borrow2, snatch1, pilfer2
7 letters
cabbage2, larceny3, purloin2, filcher
8 letters
abstract2, pilferer
11 letters
appropriate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pocket2 = 2 syllables).