abducted
The word “abducted” has 3 syllables: ab-duct-ed
It's pronounced as /əbˈdʌktɪd/
What is synonym and antonym for abducted?
In the thesaurus, “abducted” has 37 synonyms and 15 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for abducted along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for abducted
- apprehended
- appropriated
- arrested
- bound
- captive
- captured
- caught
- confined
- copped
- crimped
- enslaved
- ensnared
- highjacked
- hijacked
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- imprisoned
- incarcerated
- indentured
- interned
- jailed
- kidnaped
- kidnapped
- made away with
- made off with
- occupied
- ran off with
- seized
- shanghaied
- snatched
- spirited
- stole
- stolen
- subdued
- subjugated
- took
- trapped
- waylaid
Antonyms for abducted
- delivered
- emancipated
- enfranchised
- free
- freed
- liberated
- paroled
- ransomed
- redeemed
- released
- rescued
- restored
- returned
- unconfined
- unrestrained
Meanings of abducted
- verb
- To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.
- To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body.
- adjective
- Having been kidnapped; having become the victim of an abduction.
Example Sentences
- The police launched a citywide search after a child was abducted from the playground.
- The investigation revealed a sinister plot in which the heiress was abducted for ransom.
- Witnesses were terrified as they watched the unsuspecting hiker being abducted by an unknown assailant.
- The authorities issued an Amber Alert when it was discovered that a teenager had been abducted on her way home from school.
- The movie's gripping storyline revolved around a journalist who was abducted while uncovering a political conspiracy.
On this page you'll find 52 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to abducted, such as: apprehended, appropriated, arrested, bound, captive, captured, caught.
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