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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Verb

This might seem like cheating, but both.

Billboard Japan, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2024
Neither of the two has ever confirmed that the reason for their breakup was indeed cheating, and Garfield and Stone remain friends to this day.

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2024

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