Pillaging (Noun)

Meaning

The act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

• Pillage
• Plundering

Hypernyms

• Hostility
• Aggression

Hyponyms

• Rape
• Despoilation
• Banditry
• Predation
• Rapine
• Spoil
• Despoliation
• Devastation
• Sack
• Depredation
• Spoliation
• Looting
• Ravaging
• Robbery
• Despoilment

Related Words

• Pillage (verb)