What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Robbing vs Stealing - What's the difference?

robbing | stealing |

As verbs the difference between robbing and stealing

is that robbing is while stealing is .

As nouns the difference between robbing and stealing

is that robbing is robbery while stealing is (uncountable) the action of the verb to steal .

robbing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • robbery
  • * 1985 , David-Hillel Ruben, The Metaphysics of the Social World (page 141)
    • Consider the first, allegedly contrastive fact, that there were some bank robbings by Sutton rather than no robbings at all by Sutton.

    stealing

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The action of the verb to steal .
  • (archaic, chiefly, in the plural) That which is stolen; stolen property.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    * * * *