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Synonyms for thieving

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineActions

the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

The thieving is awful at Kennedy International.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

stealing

Same sentence, swapped: The stealing is awful at Kennedy International.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for thieving as it is used in the sentence above.

bribery
extortion
seizure

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