ransacked

Thân thiện

The robbers left the ransacked train car.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Thoroughly searched and often left in a state of disorder: Describes a place that has been searched in a rough, hurried, and thorough manner, typically with the intent to find and steal valuables, resulting in a scene of disarray. 2. Wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value: Describes a place or container from which items, especially valuables, have been forcibly or illegally taken, leaving it bare or plundered.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • The police arrived to find a ransacked apartment, with drawers pulled out and contents strewn across the floor.
  • Archaeologists discovered the ransacked tomb, its treasures long since stolen.
  • After the burglary, the family returned to their completely ransacked home.

Advanced Usage

• Used figuratively: Can describe something that has been thoroughly examined or picked through, not necessarily for theft.
  • She ransacked her memory for the answer. (Here, "ransacked" is the verb form; the adjective would describe the state of the memory after such an effort, e.g., Her memory felt ransacked after the intense questioning.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ransack (verb): To search a place thoroughly, causing disorder and damage, often to steal something.
  • Thieves ransacked the office looking for cash.
• Looted (adjective): Similar to "ransacked," but emphasizes the theft of goods, especially during a war or riot.
• Plundered (adjective): Similar to "looted," often used in contexts of war or piracy involving the taking of goods by force.

Synonyms

• Pillaged
• Looted
• Plundered
• Rifled
• Picked clean

Antonyms

• Intact
• Untouched
• Pristine
• Orderly

Học thuật

Adjective

1. wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
   • the robbers left the looted train
   • people returned to the plundered village

Từ đồng nghĩa

• looted
• pillaged
• plundered