Synonyms for heist
haɪstheist

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1. heist, rip-offnoun

   the act of stealing

   Synonyms:
   rip-off, armed robbery, holdup, stickup

2. armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickupverb

   robbery at gunpoint

   Synonyms:
   armed robbery, delay, rip-off, holdup, stickup

3. burglarize, burglarise, burgle, heistverb

   commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling

   Synonyms:
   burglarise, burgle, burglarize

Matched Categories

1. • Robbery
   • Steal

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1. List of paraphrases for "heist":

   stick-up, stickup, holdup, hold-up, junkyard, robbery, vol

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How to use heist in a sentence?

1. Subhankar Saha:

   There might have been a deficiency in the system in the SWIFT room, two (SWIFT) engineers came and visited the bank after the heist and suggested to upgrade the system.

2. Roger Stanton:

   What Mr. Dennis may have thought was a nickel and dime theft was, in the end, the equivalent of a major bank heist, now, he will be a convicted felon who must repay all the stolen money.

3. David Rothbard:

   Global warming is a global heist.

4. Peter Lagorio:

   It's very Bostonian, the idea of a truck heist involved in Charlestown with lobsters is very, very unique to this great city.

5. Subhankar Saha:

   Two (SWIFT) engineers came and visited the bank after the heist and suggested to upgrade the system.