Purloined [verb]
Definition of Purloined:
steal
Synonyms of Purloined:
● Pilfer
● Filch
● Misappropriate
● Embezzle
● Burglarize
● Shoplift
● Poach
● Pillage
● Cheat
● Pinch
● Heist
● Thieve
● Plunder
● Appropriate
● Lift
● Take
● Snitch
● Defraud
● Swindle
● Rip off
● Make off with
Opposite/Antonyms of Purloined:
● Keep
● Receive
● Offer
● Give
● Reject
● Refuse
Sentence/Example of Purloined:
And now, how aged was the dog when he was purloined away from you?
The individual who purloined it is known—this beyond a doubt; he was seen to take it.
The individual who purloined it is known; this beyond a doubt; he was seen to take it.
He would have got legitimately what he purloined unlawfully.
At breakfast-time the dog, as on the preceding evening, purloined a piece of bread.
It is inconceivable how easily mail may be purloined in a large hotel.
"This boy has just purloined a ring from my wife," said Mr. Montgomery.
That they had been purloined, he could not doubt, and his keen thought fell on Mortimer.
I have been robbed—my fine ethereal self has been purloined.
"Purloined, ma petite," he exclaimed, as he playfully pinched her ear.