Synonyms for ransom
Definitions
- n. 1
Money paid for the freeing of a hostage.
They were held to ransom.
Related words
- Word family
- ransomware
- Phrases
- king's ransom hold to ransom
Forms
- Plural
- ransoms → deliverances, redemptions, liberations…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ransom | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 10 letters
- liberation4, redemption3
- 11 letters
- deliverance4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (liberation4 = 4 syllables).