plundering vs sack

sack vs plundering

plundering and sack both are nouns.

plundering is an adjective but sack is not an adjective.

plundering is not a verb while sack is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plundering	Yes	Yes	No	No
sack	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sack is a hyponym of plundering; that is, sack is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plundering:

plundering: the act of stealing valuable things from a place
sack: the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter

Other hyponyms of plundering include banditry, rape, rapine, looting, robbery, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoil, spoilation, spoliation, devastation, ravaging, depredation, predation.

plundering (noun)	sack (noun)
the act of stealing valuable things from a place	the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
	the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter
	a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
	a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
	a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
	a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
	any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
	the quantity contained in a sack
	an enclosed space

plundering (adjective)	sack (adjective)
given to taking by force what is desired

plundering (verb)	sack (verb)
	put in a sack
	plunder (a town) after capture
	make as a net profit
	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Difference between plundering and sack

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