Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun thieving
1 sense of thieving
Sense 1
larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing -- (the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International")
=> felony -- (a serious crime (such as murder or arson))
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb thieve
1 sense of thieve
Sense 1
hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom -- (take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!")
=> steal -- (take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation")
Antonyms of adj thieving
1 sense of thieving
Sense 1
thieving (prenominal), thievish -- (given to thievery)
INDIRECT (VIA dishonest) -> honest, honorable -- (not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting")
Similarity of adj thieving
1 sense of thieving
Sense 1
thieving (prenominal), thievish -- (given to thievery)
=> dishonest (vs. honest), dishonorable -- (deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive)