Synonyms for abduction
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Noun
1. Kidnapping — the wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being
Other
abstraction, abductive reasoning, retroduction, rape dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
Related words
- Word family
- abduce abduct
- Phrases
- military abduction
Forms
- Plural
- abductions → kidnappings, seizures, withdrawals, appropriations…
Example sentences
- kidnapping He was really shaken up by the kidnapping attempt.
- seizure Have you ever been diagnosed with a seizure disorder?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| abduction | rising | |
| kidnapping | rising | |
| seizure | steady | |
| retroduction | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rape1
- 7 letters
- seizure2
- 10 letters
- withdrawal3, kidnapping3
- 11 letters
- abstraction3
- 12 letters
- retroduction
- 13 letters
- appropriation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (seizure2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- enlèvement
- Italiano
- sequestro
- Español
- secuestro
- Deutsch
- Abtransport
- Català
- rapte