Synonyms for heist

Most common

hold-up · armed robbery · steal · rip-off · theft · filch · prig

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.

2. v. 1

   To steal, rob, or hold up (something).

Forms

Plural

heists → hold-ups, thefts, steals, rip-offs…

Past participle

heisted
e.g. heisted → burgled, burglarized, heaved…

Example sentences

• steal I didn't steal it. I just borrowed it permanently.
• theft Tom said that he had nothing to do with the theft.
• filch When I was a kid, I used to filch candy bars all the time.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

prig¹

5 letters

steal¹, theft¹, pinch¹, swipe¹, heave¹, filch¹

6 letters

burgle

10 letters

burglarize³, burglarise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (burglarize³ = 3 syllables).