thieving

Definitions

The act or practice of stealing; theft.

Characterized by or inclined to steal.

Examples

The thieving magpie snatched the shiny coin from the garden table.

He was tired of his thieving neighbor constantly stealing packages from his porch.

Synonyms

stealing pilfering larcenous robbery thievish purloining light-fingered

Antonyms

honest upright scrupulous honorable law-abiding principled trustworthy