loot vs plunder

loot and plunder both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
loot	Yes	No	Yes	No
plunder	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, loot and plunder are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of loot include booty, dirty money, pillage, prize, swag.

As verbs, loot and plunder are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of loot include despoil, foray, pillage, ransack, reave, rifle, strip.

As verbs, loot and plunder are synonyms defined as:

loot (noun)	plunder (noun)
goods or money obtained illegally	goods or money obtained illegally
informal terms for money

loot (verb)	plunder (verb)
steal goods; take as spoils	destroy and strip of its possession
take illegally; of intellectual property	steal goods; take as spoils
	plunder (a town) after capture
	take illegally; of intellectual property