HIJACK: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HIJACK?

Need another word that means the same as “hijack”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “hijack” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Hijack” are: commandeer, highjack, pirate, seize, take over, take possession of, skyjack, seizure, seizing, taking, taking over, taking away, appropriation, expropriation, confiscation, requisition, requisitioning, hijacking, arrogation, claiming

Hijack as a Noun

Definitions of "Hijack" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hijack” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination.
• An incident or act of hijacking.

Synonyms of "Hijack" as a noun (14 Words)

appropriation	A deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner. The necessary funds were obtained by the government s appropriation of the company s operating unit.
arrogation	Seizure by the government.
claiming	An assertion that something is true or factual.
confiscation	The action of taking or seizing someone’s property with authority; seizure. A court ordered the confiscation of her property.
expropriation	Taking out of an owner’s hands (especially taking property by public authority. A popular movement aiming at the expropriation of the landowners and the overthrow of the autocracy.
highjack	Seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination.
hijacking	An act of unlawfully seizing an aircraft, vehicle, or ship while in transit; a hijack. He was involved in a hijacking in 1981.
requisition	A formal written demand that something should be performed or put into operation. Requisition of grain at the point of a gun proved a novel experience for the peasantry.
requisitioning	An official form on which a request in made.
seizing	Small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together. They prepared a great many seizings to tie the men with.
seizure	The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property. The patient had a seizure.
taking	The action or process of taking something. Clothing could be had for the taking.
taking away	The act of someone who picks up or takes something.
taking over	The act of someone who picks up or takes something.

Usage Examples of "Hijack" as a noun

• An unsuccessful hijack attempt.

Hijack as a Verb

Definitions of "Hijack" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hijack” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Seize control of.
• Steal (goods) by seizing them in transit.
• Take arbitrarily or by force.
• Unlawfully seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one's own purposes.
• Take over (something) and use it for a different purpose.

Synonyms of "Hijack" as a verb (7 Words)

commandeer	Officially take possession or control of (something), especially for military purposes. The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami.
highjack	Take arbitrarily or by force.
pirate	Use or reproduce (another’s work) for profit without permission, usually in contravention of patent or copyright. His latest album has been pirated and downloaded so many times since its release that he s lost 10 million in sales.
seize	Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force take as one s right or possession. The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages.
skyjack	Subject an aircraft to air piracy. A Russian engineer skyjacked a Soviet airliner.
take over	Admit into a group or community.
take possession of	Be designed to hold or take.

Usage Examples of "Hijack" as a verb

• He argues that pressure groups have hijacked the environmental debate.
• The UN convoys have been tamely allowing gunmen to hijack relief supplies.
• A man armed with grenades hijacked the jet yesterday.
• They hijacked the judicial process.

Associations of "Hijack" (30 Words)

abduct	(of a muscle) move (a limb or part) away from the midline of the body or from another part. The millionaire who disappeared may have been abducted.
abduction	Moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body. Abductions by armed men in plain clothes.
arrogate	Take or claim (something) without justification. They arrogate to themselves the ability to divine the nation s true interests.
buccaneer	Live like a buccaneer. The company might be a target for an individual buccaneer seeking power and prestige.
clasp	Grasp firmly. He clasped Joanne in his arms.
commandeer	Officially take possession or control of (something), especially for military purposes. The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami.
corsair	A pirate ship.
depredation	(usually plural) a destructive action. The depredations of age and disease.
forfeited	Surrendered as a penalty.
freebooter	Someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war.
hack	Cut with a hacking tool. Someone hacked his computer from another location.
hijacker	A person who takes over an organization or activity and uses it for a different purpose. The hijackers of this government ignore all but their own agenda.
hostage	A person seized or held as security for the fulfilment of a condition. Three hostages were released but only after their families paid an estimated 200 000 to the guerrillas.
impound	Place or shut up in a pound. Vehicles parked where they cause an obstruction will be impounded.
infamous	Well known for some bad quality or deed. An infamous war criminal.
kidnap	The action of kidnapping someone. The industrialist s son was kidnapped.
kidnapping	The action of abducting someone and holding them captive. A new wave of kidnappings and murders.
loot	Steal goods; take as spoils. Ten thousand quid is a lot of loot.
notorious	Known widely and usually unfavorably. Los Angeles is notorious for its smog.
pirate	A ship that is manned by pirates. A pirate ship.
plunder	Plunder a town after capture. The contents of the abandoned houses were plundered by members of the new regime.
privateer	An officer or crew member of a privateer. It may be instructive to compare the supposedly wasteful public sector with the supposedly lean privateers.
ravage	Acts of destruction. The ravages committed by man.
ravish	(of a man) rape (a woman. Ravished by a sunny afternoon she had agreed without even thinking.
seize	Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force take as one s right or possession. Army rebels seized an air force base.
usurp	Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one’s right or possession. Gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke.
viking	Any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries.