Synonyms for
Pillage
Definition
to rob or take things from a place by force, especially during a war
Synonyms & similar words
Example sentences
- The Vikings were known for their pillaging raids.
- The army pillaged the village during the war.
- The thieves pillaged the store and ran off with the cash.
- The pirates pillaged the ship and took all the treasure.
- The bandits pillaged the stagecoach and stole all the gold.
Quotes
Pillage, murder and burn! Oh, how sweet the sound.
The best way to prevent a French invasion is to make the English too strong to be attacked. There are two ways of making a nation too strong for attack: one, by arming the people; the other, by giving them the desire to fight. Pillage and burn the villages, that they may learn to hate the French.
I have a message for those who would dare to threaten our nation: We will tolerate neither their cowardice nor their attacks upon our children, our women, or our men. We will defend our country, our people, and our way of life, whatever the cost. We will not falter, we will not fail. We will pillage and burn their cities, and their women will be our slaves.