Synonyms and Antonyms of thief
- a thief has been stealing wallets and valuables from the lockers at the gym
burglar, cat burglar, cracksman, housebreaker, picklock, safecracker
cutpurse, dip [slang], pickpocket, pilferer, shoplifter
abductor, carjacker, hijacker, kidnapper (also kidnaper), skyjacker
despoiler, looter, pillager, plunderer, ransacker, ravisher