Commandeered Synonyms

To lay claim to for oneself or as one's right
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. usurped
  2. taken
  3. seized
  4. preempted
  5. assumed
  6. arrogated
  7. appropriated
Take arbitrarily or by force
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. seized
  2. snatched
  3. hijacked
  4. grabbed
  5. pirated
  6. usurped
  7. taken
  8. confiscated
  9. sequestered
  10. highjacked
  11. appropriated
  12. arrogated
To force into military service
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. activated
  2. conscripted
  3. drafted

Words Related to Commandeered

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Commandeered Sentence Examples

  • There was a time when skulls were strictly the domain of pirates, and later tough biker types, but they've been commandeered in recent times.

  • In those early days he commandeered the kitchen, made these products with his own hands and tested them on family and friends.

  • The military also commandeered five acres of woodland, opposite the Bakery, belonging to Newchapel House.

  • Humberside Police then commandeered busses to take the Swans fans to Hull.

  • One, a former Air Vise Marshal, even commandeered a helicopter.

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