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Synonyms for kidnap

Most common

capture snatch abduct ravish

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom.

Forms

Past participle
kidnaped
e.g. kidnaped → abducted, snatched, captured, ravished…

Example sentences

  • capture Sami and Layla needed to split up to avoid capture.
  • snatch Boldi tried to snatch the toy out of Martha's hands.
  • abduct Tom is determined to secretly abduct his beloved.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
kidnaprising
capturerising
snatchrising
abductrising
ravishrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
nip1
6 letters
spirit2, snatch1, abduct2, ravish, nobble
7 letters
capture2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (spirit2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
kidnapper