Synonyms for rapine
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Noun
1. Plunder
plunder, pillage, spoliation, rape, robbery, sack, devastation, plundering, ravage, depredation, havoc, spoil dated
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Definitions
- n. 1
The seizure of someone's property by force; pillage; plunder.
Forms
- Plural
- rapines → pillages, spoliations, rapes, robberies…
Example sentences
- rape Pietro tried to rape Melissa in a public building.
- plunder They lived for deeds of daring and plunder.
- pillage France began to pillage Algeria in 1830.
- raven It's not a raven, a crow, nor a magpie. It's a rook.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| rapine | steady | |
| rape | rising | |
| plunder | steady | |
| pillage | rising | |
| spoliation | steady | |
| raven | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rape1, sack1
- 5 letters
- spoil1, raven2, havoc2
- 6 letters
- ravage2
- 7 letters
- robbery3, plunder2, pillage2
- 10 letters
- plundering3, spoliation
- 11 letters
- devastation4, depredation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (raven2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- rapine