plunder
To steal goods by force, especially during a battle or raid.
plunder in a sentence
- The pirates planned to plunder the merchant ship.
- Invaders came to plunder the monastery's treasure.
Words that mean something similar
loot, raid, rob
Careful: plunder is not ransack
Plunder is about taking. Ransack is about searching and making a mess. Read why children mix them up.
More words about behaviour & manners
- prim: Very neat, proper and easily shocked by rude things.
- privilege: A special right or advantage that only some people have.
- prohibit: To officially say that something is not allowed.
- provoke: To deliberately make someone angry or cause a reaction.
- quell: To calm or put an end to something, such as fear or a fight.
- rash: Acting too quickly without thinking about what might happen.
- rebellious: Refusing to obey rules or people in charge.
- reckless: Doing dangerous things without caring what might happen.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test