Confiscate Synonyms and Antonyms

kŏnfĭ-skāt
To take quick and forcible possession of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. commandeer
  2. expropriate
  3. grab
  4. seize
  5. snatch
Surrendered as a penalty
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. forfeit
  2. forfeited
To seize by authority:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. appropriate

Words Related to Confiscate

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.

Related:

  1. steal
  2. loot
  3. taken away

Confiscate Sentence Examples

  • The majority did not, indeed, design to confiscate property wholesale.

  • A`yan with stringent orders to seize Ali and confiscate his possessions.

  • The one's that did neglected to confiscate Taylor's identification.

  • The king replied by issuing a proclamation to the effect that he would outlaw any clerk who should accept the validity of such an interdict and would confiscate his lands.

  • Moved at last by the great quantity of military material that was being found in the Gulf, the British Government urged the Persian Government to enforce the actual law and to confiscate the stores of arms which had accumulated at Bushire.

More Sentences