Synonyms for spoliate

Most common

rape · rob · plunder · despoil

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To plunder

Related words

Word family

spoil spoliation

Forms

Past participle

spoliated
e.g. spoliated → plundered, despoiled, raped, rob'd…

Example sentences

• rape Pietro tried to rape Melissa in a public building.
• rob Your assumptions may rob someone of their dignity.
• plunder They lived for deeds of daring and plunder.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

rob¹

4 letters

rape¹, sack¹, loot¹

5 letters

spoil¹

6 letters

ravage²

7 letters

plunder², pillage², ransack², despoil

9 letters

devastate³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ravage² = 2 syllables).