Synonyms for piracy
Most common
stealing plagiarism plagiarisation file sharing bootlegging pirate ship buccaneering piratism
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Plagiarism
2. Bootlegging — the unauthorized duplication of goods protected by intellectual property law
3. Buccaneerism — robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are…
Definitions
- n. 1
Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it.
How should the international community respond to Somali piracy?
- n. 2
The unauthorized duplication of goods protected by intellectual property law.
Some video game consoles use specially designed cartridges to make software piracy more difficult.
- n. 3
A similar violation of international law, such as hijacking of an aircraft.
Related words
- Word family
- pirate
Forms
- Plural
- piracies → plagiarisms, stealings, plagiarisations, bootleggings…
Example sentences
- stealing I caught Tom stealing some money out of my wallet.
- plagiarism This semester I failed two students for plagiarism.
- bootlegging Tom got arrested for bootlegging.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| piracy | rising | |
| stealing | rising | |
| plagiarism | rising | |
| bootlegging | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- stealing2, piratism, piratery
- 10 letters
- plagiarism4
- 11 letters
- bootlegging3
- 12 letters
- buccaneering, buccaneerism
- 14 letters
- plagiarisation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (stealing2 = 2 syllables).