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Synonyms for "ransacking" in English

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  1. ransacking:
  2. ransack:

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Detailed Synonyms for ransacking in English

ransacking:

ransacking [the ~] nom

  1. the ransacking
    – a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion) 1
    the rummage; the ransacking
    – a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion) 1
    • rummage [the ~] nom
      • he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis1
    • ransacking [the ~] nom

Alternate Synonyms for "ransacking":


Related Definitions for "ransacking":

  1. a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)1

ransacking form of ransack:

to ransack verbe (ransacks, ransacked, ransacking)

  1. to ransack
    to ransack; to gut; to strip bare; to empty
    • ransack verbe (ransacks, ransacked, ransacking)
    • gut verbe (guts, gutted, gutting)
    • strip bare verbe (strips bare, stripped bare, stripping bare)
    • empty verbe (empties, emptied, emptying)
  2. to ransack
    to search; to go through; to ransack; to rummage
    • search verbe (searches, searched, searching)
    • go through verbe (goes through, went through, going through)
    • ransack verbe (ransacks, ransacked, ransacking)
    • rummage verbe (rummages, rummaged, rummaging)
  3. to ransack
    – search thoroughly 1
    to comb; to ransack
    – search thoroughly 1
    • comb verbe (combs, combed, combing)
      • They combed the area for the missing child1
    • ransack verbe (ransacks, ransacked, ransacking)
  4. to ransack
    – steal goods; take as spoils 1
    to strip; to rifle; to loot; to pillage; to ransack; to plunder; foray; reave; despoil
    – steal goods; take as spoils 1
    • strip verbe (strips, stripped, stripping)
    • rifle verbe (rifles, rifled, rifling)
    • loot verbe (loots, looted, looting)
      • During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners1
    • pillage verbe (pillages, pillaged, pillaging)
    • ransack verbe (ransacks, ransacked, ransacking)
    • plunder verbe (plunders, plundered, plundering)
    • foray verbe
    • reave verbe
    • despoil verbe

Conjugations for ransack:

present
  1. ransack
  2. ransack
  3. ransacks
  4. ransack
  5. ransack
  6. ransack
simple past
  1. ransacked
  2. ransacked
  3. ransacked
  4. ransacked
  5. ransacked
  6. ransacked
present perfect
  1. have ransacked
  2. have ransacked
  3. has ransacked
  4. have ransacked
  5. have ransacked
  6. have ransacked
past continuous
  1. was ransacking
  2. were ransacking
  3. was ransacking
  4. were ransacking
  5. were ransacking
  6. were ransacking
future
  1. shall ransack
  2. will ransack
  3. will ransack
  4. shall ransack
  5. will ransack
  6. will ransack
continuous present
  1. am ransacking
  2. are ransacking
  3. is ransacking
  4. are ransacking
  5. are ransacking
  6. are ransacking
subjunctive
  1. be ransacked
  2. be ransacked
  3. be ransacked
  4. be ransacked
  5. be ransacked
  6. be ransacked
diverse
  1. ransack!
  2. let's ransack!
  5. ransacked
  6. ransacking
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

ransack

  1. ransack
    ransack; search through

Related Words for "ransack":

  • ransacking

Alternate Synonyms for "ransack":


Related Definitions for "ransack":

  1. search thoroughly1
  2. steal goods; take as spoils1







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