RIP OFF Synonyms: 141 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈrip-ˌȯf

Definition of rip-off

as in theft

an instance of theft a daring burglary of the art museum that resulted in one of the greatest rip-offs in history

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verb

as in to rob

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully the teens ripped off the store where they had been working for the summer

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as in to steal

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep the thief ripped off some jewelry as soon as no one was looking

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as in to cheat

to rob by the use of trickery or threats an investigation revealed that a whole slew of suppliers had been ripping off the defense department

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Recent Examples of rip-off

Noun

Samsung's Galaxy Watch Ultra is a direct rip-off of the Apple Watch Ultra, but for Samsung phone owners. — Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 19 June 2026 After the online store’s supply ran out, sellers took to eBay and Etsy with options ranging from official replicas to blatant rip-offs. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026

Verb

Homes in Appleton have been completely destroyed with roofs ripped off, along with trees being uprooted and split, drone footage shows. — Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 27 July 2026 Ben Zobrist rode his bike on the field Friday, a full-circle moment to the 2016 season, and David Ross ripped off a Banana jersey while batting in Saturday’s game to reveal a T-shirt of a six-pack. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rip-off

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rip-off

Noun

The Grass Valley City Council first approved the use of ALPRs with a 5-0 vote in 2021, believing in its ability to address violent crime and retail theft.

— Lyanne Wang, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Hilliard faces felony charges of theft and embezzlement of public property, as well as a misdemeanor charge of first-degree official misconduct.

— Matt Moret, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of theft

Verb

The October break-ins at the museum happened less than a week before the Louvre was robbed of the country’s crown jewels on October 19th, in a brazen heist that led to the eventual ousting of Louvre president Laurence des Cars.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The hypothesis was that one of the men — linked to organized crime groups that robbed wealthy homes — attempted to rob the Percy home and Valerie had woken up.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Louis Varland tied the game in the ninth, and the Cubs won 3-2 in 11 innings when Crow-Armstrong scored from second after stealing third and coming home on a throwing error by catcher Brandon Valenzuela.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Unsurprisingly, firms reaping profits from the AI boom steal the show.

— Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of steal

Verb

Cheap electric cars dominate one end of the market, Tesla occupies the premium end, and the middle is getting squeezed.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Washington is trying to choke Iran's ability to get its crude out while Tehran is squeezing the artery through which everybody else's crude gets through.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of squeeze

Verb

Doubs plucked the ball over Gonzalez, who had successfully backed him near the boundary but couldn’t box out the 6-foot-2 receiver entirely.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
This machine will actually press the strings down between frets and pluck those strings in time, like a human guitarist.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of pluck

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