Pillage

Synonyms of pillage

• loot
• plunder
• ravage

Antonyms of pillage

• preserve
• protect
• save

Collocations of pillage

pillage and plunder

Frequency: 80 %

The invaders came to pillage and plunder the village.

pillage and loot

Frequency: 70 %

The bandits pillaged and looted the wealthy merchant's mansion.

pillage and destroy

Frequency: 60 %

The barbarians pillaged and destroyed the ancient temple.

pillage and ravage

Frequency: 50 %

The enemy army pillaged and ravaged the countryside.

pillage and sack

Frequency: 40 %

The marauders pillaged and sacked the coastal town.

Idiomatic Expressions for pillage

• Phrase: pillage the land
  Meaning: to strip an area of its resources or wealth, often in a destructive or harmful way
  Usage: The corporation's mining activities have pillaged the land, leaving it barren and polluted.