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klepto

klepto

9.9
Tends to steal small things
  • adjective
  • /ˈklɛptoʊ/
  • Offensive
translation icon : kleptómano
  • Everyone knew he was a bit klepto after several things went missing from the office.

Examples

  • Her friends joked that she was klepto because she always took souvenirs from restaurants.

  • The teacher warned the class about being klepto after some supplies disappeared.

  • My friend is a real klepto!

  • He has always been a klepto since childhood.

  • Everyone knew he was a bit klepto after several things went missing from the office.

  • Her friends joked that she was klepto because she always took souvenirs from restaurants.

  • The teacher warned the class about being klepto after some supplies disappeared.

Synonyms

larcenous
vsklepto
  • Archaic
2 8.6

Likely to steal things

is informal and can mean a psychological urge rather than criminal character
kleptomaniacal
vsklepto
  • Specialized
1 9.8

Being unable to stop wanting to steal things that are not needed

is informal and can mean a casual tendency or clinical compulsion

Antonyms

honest
∞ 1.0

Truthful and fair, not cheating or lying

law-abiding
63 3.4

Following the law and not breaking rules

How Likely

kleptomaniacal
  • Specialized
1 9.8
klepto
  • Offensive
9.9
honest
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

klepto positive

Etymology

Klepto comes from an old Greek root that means 'thief' or 'to steal'. So if someone is called klepto as an adjective, it means they have a habit of taking things they should not take.