WordCmp.com

steal vs misappropriate

misappropriate vs steal

steal is a noun but misappropriate is not a noun.

steal and misappropriate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
steal Yes No Yes No
misappropriate No No Yes No
As verbs, misappropriate is a hyponym of steal; that is, misappropriate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than steal:
  • steal: take without the owner's consent
  • misappropriate: appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
Other hyponyms of steal include abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe, lift, rustle, shoplift, pirate, lift, plagiarise, plagiarize, bag, pocket, defalcate, embezzle, malversate, peculate, rob, cop, glom, hook, knock off, snitch, thieve, walk off, hustle, pluck, roll, loot, plunder, burglarise, burglarize, burgle, heist.
steal (noun) misappropriate (noun)
a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
an advantageous purchase
steal (verb) misappropriate (verb)
steal a base appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
move stealthily
take without the owner's consent
Difference between steal and misappropriate

Words related to "steal"

Words related to "misappropriate"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.