pilfered
verbHow many syllables in pilfered?
There are 2 syllables in the word pilfered.How to pronounce pilfered:
Definition of pilfered:
- pilfered (verb):
- steal
- to steal (minor items) in small quantities
- to steal stealthily in small amounts and often again and again
Synonyms for pilfered:
appropriate
appropriated
blag
cabbage
embezzle
filch
filched
grabbed
heisted
hijacked
hooked
knock off
lift
lifted
misappropriated
nick
nicked
nipped
pinch
pinched
pocketed
purloin
purloined
rifle
ripped off
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Antonyms for pilfered:
gave back
handed back
reinstated
relinquished
restituted
restored
returned
sent back
took back
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