thieving vs robbery
robbery vs thievingthieving and robbery both are nouns.
thieving is an adjective but robbery is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| thieving | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| robbery | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
robbery is a hyponym of
thieving; that is, robbery is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
thieving:
- thieving: the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
- robbery: larceny by threat of violence
Other hyponyms of thieving include
breach of trust with fraudulent intent, defalcation, embezzlement, misapplication, misappropriation, peculation, pilferage, shoplifting, shrinkage, biopiracy, grand larceny, grand theft, petit larceny, petty, petty larceny, skimming, rustling.
| thieving (noun) | robbery (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of taking something from someone unlawfully | larceny by threat of violence |
| plundering during riots or in wartime |
| thieving (adjective) | robbery (adjective) |
|---|---|
| given to thievery |
Words related to "thieving"
- biopiracy
- breach of trust with fraudulent intent
- defalcation
- dishonest
- dishonorable
- embezzlement
- felony
- grand larceny
- grand theft
- larceny
- misapplication
- misappropriation
- peculation
- petit larceny
- petty
- petty larceny
- pilferage
- robbery
- rustling
- shoplifting
- shrinkage
- skimming
- stealing
- theft
- thieve
- thievery
- thievish
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