Need another word that means the same as “kidnap”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “kidnap” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Kidnap” are: abduct, nobble, snatch, carry off, capture, seize, hold to ransom, take as hostage, hijack, kidnapping, abduction
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “kidnap” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| abduction | The action of forcibly taking someone away against their will. They organized the abduction of Mr Cordes on his way to the airport. |
| kidnapping | The action of abducting someone and holding them captive. The recent kidnapping of a Dutch industrialist. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “kidnap” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| abduct | Take (someone) away illegally by force or deception; kidnap. The millionaire who disappeared may have been abducted. |
| capture | Bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit. She captured all the men s hearts. |
| carry off | Capture after a fight. |
| hijack | Steal (goods) by seizing them in transit. He argues that pressure groups have hijacked the environmental debate. |
| hold to ransom | Have as a major characteristic. |
| nobble | Try to influence or thwart by underhand or unfair methods. People always tried to nobble her at parties. |
| seize | Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force take as one s right or possession. The army seized the town. |
| take as hostage | Lay claim to; as of an idea. |
| abduct | Take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom. The millionaire who disappeared may have been abducted. |
| abduction | (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body. They organized the abduction of Mr Cordes on his way to the airport. |
| abductor | Someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom. Abductor pollicis. |
| arrogate | Take or claim (something) without justification. They arrogate to themselves the ability to divine the nation s true interests. |
| bail | Empty a vessel by bailing. They feared the financier would be tempted to forfeit the 10 million bail and flee. |
| buccaneer | Live like a buccaneer. The company might be a target for an individual buccaneer seeking power and prestige. |
| catch | Catch up with and possibly overtake. She was hurrying downstairs to catch the news. |
| clasp | A grasp or handshake. One modest emerald clasped her robe. |
| clench | The act of grasping. Clench a steering wheel. |
| clutch | The pedal operating the clutch in a vehicle. She clutched her purse. |
| commandeer | Enlist (someone) to help in a task. He commandeered the men to find a table. |
| corsair | A pirate ship. |
| grab | Take or grasp suddenly. I ve added frame grabs to give a good flavour of what the film is all about. |
| grasp | The act of grasping. A terrible power had her in its grasp. |
| grip | A hairgrip. He gripped the steering wheel. |
| hijack | An incident or act of hijacking. A man armed with grenades hijacked the jet yesterday. |
| 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. |
| kidnapping | (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment. The recent kidnapping of a Dutch industrialist. |
| loot | Private property taken from an enemy in war. The gang escaped with their loot. |
| pirate | A ship that is manned by pirates. A pirate radio station. |
| plunder | Plunder a town after capture. This writer plundered from famous authors. |
| ransom | The holding or freeing of a captive in return for payment of a ransom. The capture and ransom of the king. |
| ravish | Fill (someone) with intense delight; enrapture. 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. Fear seized the prisoners. |
| tongs | An instrument with two movable arms that are joined at one end, used for picking up and holding things. Sugar tongs. |
| usurp | Encroach or infringe upon (someone’s rights. The Church had usurped upon the domain of the state. |
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