Kidnap synonyms and antonyms

kĭd'năp'

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abduct
(Physiology) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position; to move similar parts apart. [Early 17th century.]
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capture
To represent (something transient, immaterial, etc.) in more or less permanent form
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hold for ransom
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snatch
To take, get, or avail oneself of hastily or while there is a chance
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hijack
(Computing) To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie.
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seize (related)
To seize is to take something eagerly, aggressively or by force.
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kidnapping (related)
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imprison (related)
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kidnapper (related)
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take-hostage
To take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand.
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free (related)
Free means to release or let go.
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knife-wielding (related)
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nobble
To filch or steal.
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ravish
To force (another) to have sexual intercourse; rape.
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remove
To do away with; eliminate:
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crimes (related)
To seize and detain (a person) unlawfully
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assassinate (related)
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carry off
To cause death.
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carry away
(Nautical, of a mast or rigging) To break under sudden pressure of violent wind.
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steal
(Baseball) To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.
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waylay
To accost or intercept unexpectedly.
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make-off-with
To steal something and run
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grab
(Informal) To quickly collect or retrieve.
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lay-hands-on
(Idiomatic) To find, obtain or procure.
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put under duress
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impress
To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.
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spirit away
To remove without anyone's noticing.
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pirate
Pirate is defined as to rob or steal, or to publish or use copyrighted material without permission.
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bundle-off
(Intransitive, idiomatic) To go somewhere unceremoniously
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ransom (antonym)
To obtain the release of by paying a certain price.
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rescue (antonym)
To deliver by arms, notably from a siege
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release (antonym)
To relieve of care or suffering:
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kill (related)
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terrorize (related)
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terrorise (related)
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make-away-with
To transfer or alienate; hence, to spend; to dissipate
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murder (related)
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gang-rape (related)
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rape
To use force or threat of force to compel (another person) to submit to sexual intercourse or other sexual penetration.
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  • Do you think she might kidnap her?

  • What if someone decided to kidnap her?

  • A man tries to kidnap Sookie at the airport.

  • He was in deep poverty, the Estates were chary of supplies, plotters in Scotland had been offering to Cecil to kidnap the king (1598), and his relations both with the English government and with his own subdued but struggling preachers were bitterly unfriendly.

  • She'd build a new life in the mortal world and kidnap Talia if necessary to get her child away from her family.

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