Word entry · 5 letters

steal

Best crossword clue

"Take unlawfully"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /stiːl/Part of speech noun, verbSorted aelstStarts with SEnds with L1 cluesVery common crossword word

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"steal" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often thieve (6 letters).

Definitions

To take without permission; also a bargain.

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English stelen, from Old English stelan, from Proto-West Germanic *stelan, from Proto-Germanic *stelaną.

Used in a sentence

“Three irreplaceable paintings were stolen from the gallery.”
“The problem is the two bicycles stolen from us.”
“They stole all my money (from me).”

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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

01“Take unlawfully”5 letters

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Synonyms

buy 3 letters rip 3 letters slip 4 letters bargain 7 letters

Broader terms

win 3 letters ball 4 letters gain 4 letters move 4 letters take 4 letters advance 7 letters baseball 8 letters purchase 8 letters

More specific words

bag 3 letters cop 3 letters rob 3 letters glom 4 letters hook 4 letters lift 4 letters loot 4 letters roll 4 letters

Opposite

receive 7 letters purchase 8 letters buy 3 letters earn 4 letters donate 6 letters bestow 6 letters rip-off 6 letters

Anagrams

least 5 letters slate 5 letters stale 5 letters stela 5 letters taels 5 letters tales 5 letters teals 5 letters tesla 5 letters

Rhymes

deal 4 letters feal 4 letters heal 4 letters leal 4 letters meal 4 letters peal 4 letters real 4 letters seal 4 letters

Longer words

osteal 6 letters steals 6 letters stealer 7 letters stealth 7 letters stealage 8 letters stealing 8 letters stealthy 8 letters stealings 9 letters