burgle | Definition of burgle

Synonyms and Antonyms of burgle

1 to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent

someone burgled the lab when no one was there and let the animals out of their cages

Synonyms of burgle

break in, burglarize

Words Related to burgle

invade, trespass

hold up, loot, plunder, rip off, rob, stick up

despoil, devastate, maraud, pillage, ravage, sack

2 to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully

the neighbors returned from vacation to find that their house had been burgled

Synonyms of burgle

burglarize, knock off, knock over, rip off, rob, steal (from), take off [slang]

Words Related to burgle

despoil, loot, pillage, plunder, ravish, sack, spoil, strip

bleed, break in, cheat, chisel, cozen, defraud, exploit, fleece, gyp, hustle, mulct, pluck, rook, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, swindle

hold up, mug, roll, stick up