RIPPING OFF Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

ripping off

verb

present participle of rip off

as in robbing

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 stealing

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 cheating

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 ripping off This isn’t the first time Musk has been accused of ripping off the smaller companies that helped build his business empire. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026 James missed three games early in March, the Lakers ripping off wins against Indiana, New York and Minnesota without him. — Dan Woike, New York Times, 26 July 2026 And yet scores of interlopers have dropped by the page in order to try and score a miracle — or even have more nefarious plans of ripping off cinephiles. — William Earl, Variety, 20 July 2026 Even David Ben-Gurion was more concerned with ripping off as much land as possible. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 Those straight-line winds can be incredibly destructive, ripping off roofs, snapping trees, knocking out power, and in stronger cases, reaching over 100 miles an hour. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 12 July 2026 The small pockets of Egyptian fans in the stadium went absolutely berserk, jumping and ripping off their shirts as their team went bonkers below them. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 George Lopez and Joe Rogan are among those to accuse Mencia of ripping off their material, with Rogan and Mencia even once getting into a public confrontation over the matter. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026 Instead of ripping off his shirt, or wildly gesticulating, McTominay ran to the edge of the pitch with his hands facing down and his lips pursed. — Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 16 June 2026

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Prosecutors also found text messages from 2021 between Karmelo Anthony and another student about robbing someone for $300.

— J.D. Miles, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
An Arizona Shake Shack employee is facing charges after allegedly robbing his own restaurant at gunpoint, locking two co-workers in a walk-in cooler and then returning to work in uniform just two days later.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

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The Model 3 and Model Y adopted less elaborate press-and-pivot handles, helping give the cars their clean, wind-cheating profiles.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
The British-Argentine actor’s point has less to do with her conflicted con artist cheating death numerous times and besting her mobster in-laws, as well as the FBI.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheating

Verb

Dating apps aren’t just for twenty-somethings swiping their way through bad dates and worse bios.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 21 Aug. 2026
Another star of Anyone But You, Sweeney similarly appears in a brief photograph while Owen is furiously swiping through matches on a dating app to find a potential hookup.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of swiping

Verb

The streamer has found its leading lady for the biopic, plucking an unknown first-timer to play the sertanejo icon.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Dramatic photos taken from the scene show a firefighter on a tower ladder plucking a panicked child from a fire escape.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of plucking

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Battered fish and salt-and-vinegar-seasoned chips have been a staple for hundreds of years, best paired with stinging seaside winds and spray.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026
Beneath Lamb’s unkempt appearance, crude manners, noxious flatulence, and stinging remarks lies one of the sharpest minds in MI5 and a man fiercely protective of his brood of misfits.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

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