ransacked
- adjective
- /ˈrænˌsækt/
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saqueado
- The police arrived to find the store ransacked, with shelves overturned and items missing.
In one of the nicest towns outside of Boston, MA, we got word that there was a ransacked old farmhouse that may be coming on the market.
- In one of the nicest towns outside of Boston, MA, we got word that there was a ransacked old farmhouse that may be coming on the market.
Examples
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Our apartment was robbed, ransacked, emptied, you name it.
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In one of the nicest towns outside of Boston, MA, we got word that there was a ransacked old farmhouse that may be coming on the market.
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This place has been ransacked, baby.
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I'd come out, my flat was ransacked, they sold my car.
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And he didn't seem to care about people who, you know, their trains were ransacked and their Amazon packages all over the ground In LA.
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And he didn't seem to care about people who, you know, their trains were ransacked and there were Amazon packages all over the ground in LA.
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After the break-in, the house was left completely ransacked, with drawers pulled out and belongings scattered everywhere.
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When we returned from vacation, we discovered that our garage had been ransacked, and several tools were missing.
Synonyms
Robbed and emptied of things during war or chaos
A place that had things stolen during a riot or war
Something that has had valuable things taken by force
Robbed and badly damaged during war or fighting
A place that soldiers steal from and destroy during an attack
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word ransacked comes from an old Norse verb made of rann 'house' and saka 'to search'. So a ransacked place has been completely searched and often left with things broken or stolen.