nabbed

The word “nabbed” has 1 syllable: nabbed

It's pronounced as /næbd/


What is synonym and antonym for nabbed?

In the thesaurus, “nabbed” has 89 synonyms and 24 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for nabbed along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for nabbed

  • abducted
  • apprehend
  • apprehended
  • arrest
  • arrested
  • bagged
  • bayed
  • bound
  • bust
  • busted
  • capture
  • captured
  • catch
  • caught
  • clasped
  • clutch
  • clutched
  • collared
  • committed
  • confined
  • cop
  • copped
  • cornered
  • corralled
  • detain
  • detained
  • enchained
  • enmeshed
  • ensnared
  • entangled
  • entrapped
  • fettered
  • fisted
  • glommed
  • gloved
  • got
  • grab
  • grabbed
  • grappled
  • grasped
  • gripped
  • haltered
  • handcuffed
  • held
  • hooked
  • immeshed
  • immured
  • imprisoned
  • incarcerated
  • interned
  • jailed
  • jugged
  • kidnaped
  • kidnapped
  • landed
  • lassoed
  • manacled
  • meshed
  • nail
  • nailed
  • netted
  • nicked
  • nobbled
  • pick up
  • picked up
  • pinched
  • pulled in
  • ran in
  • rapped
  • rearrested
  • remanded
  • rended
  • rent
  • restrained
  • roped
  • run in
  • secured
  • seized
  • shackled
  • snagged
  • snared
  • snatch
  • snatched
  • take
  • take into custody
  • trammeled
  • trammelled
  • trapped
  • wrested

Antonyms for nabbed

  • be immune
  • discharged
  • dropped
  • emancipated
  • free
  • freed
  • give
  • let go
  • liberate
  • liberated
  • loosed
  • loosened
  • lose
  • missed
  • misunderstand
  • receive
  • release
  • released
  • sprang
  • sprung
  • unbound
  • unchained
  • unfasten
  • unhanded

Meanings of nabbed

  • verb
    1. To seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive).
    2. To grab or snatch something.

Example Sentences

  • The clever detective quickly nabbed the elusive jewel thief in the act.
  • Startled by the security alarm, the shoplifter was swiftly nabbed by the vigilant store employees.
  • The police officer skillfully nabbed the suspect trying to flee the crime scene.
  • In a surprise move, the undercover agent nabbed the smugglers during the illegal transaction.
  • The quick-thinking teacher nabbed the troublemaker before they could disrupt the class.

On this page you'll find 113 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to nabbed, such as: abducted, apprehend, apprehended, arrest, arrested, bagged, bayed.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

jailed

  • abducted
  • apprehended
  • arrested
  • barred
  • behind bars
  • bound
  • bust
  • busted
  • captive
  • captured
  • caught
  • committed
  • confined
  • constrained
  • detained
  • enchained
  • enslaved
  • ensnared
  • fettered
  • gated
  • handcuffed
  • held
  • immured
  • impounded
  • impressed
  • imprisoned
  • in jail
  • incarcerated
  • indentured
  • interned
  • jugged
  • kept
  • kidnaped
  • kidnapped
  • limited
  • manacled
  • nabbed
  • occupied
  • picked up
  • pinched
  • restrained
  • restricted
  • seized
  • shackled
  • shanghaied
  • shut
  • subdued
  • subjugated
  • trammeled
  • trammelled
  • trapped
  • under arrest

nailed

  • abducted
  • abiding
  • absolute
  • adjusted
  • affirmed
  • airtight
  • anchored
  • apprehended
  • arrested
  • assured
  • at a standstill
  • at rest
  • attached
  • bagged
  • balanced
  • banged
  • bashed
  • batted
  • battered
  • bayed
  • beaned
  • beat
  • belted
  • biffed
  • blew the whistle on
  • blind
  • blocked
  • bludgeoned
  • bobbed
  • bolted
  • bonked
  • bopped
  • bound
  • boxed
  • braced
  • brained
  • brick-wall
  • buffeted
  • bumped
  • bunged
  • bunted
  • bust
  • busted
  • butted
  • buttoned-down
  • calm
  • caned
  • captured
  • categorical
  • caught
  • cemented
  • choking
  • chopped
  • cinched
  • clapped
  • clapt
  • clarified
  • clasped
  • clear
  • clear-cut
  • clinched
  • clipped
  • clobbered
  • clocked
  • closed
  • clouted
  • clubbed
  • clumped
  • clutched
  • collared
  • committed
  • concluded
  • confined
  • conked
  • copped
  • cornered
  • corralled
  • cracked
  • cramping
  • creamed
  • crushing
  • cudgeled
  • cudgelled
  • cuffed
  • cutting
  • debunked
  • decided
  • decked
  • deep-rooted
  • defined
  • demolished
  • demonstrated
  • destined
  • detained
  • determined
  • disclosed
  • discredited
  • disproved
  • distinct
  • divulged
  • drubbed
  • dumped
  • durable
  • embedded
  • emphatic
  • enchained
  • ended
  • enduring
  • enmeshed
  • ensnared
  • ensured
  • entangled
  • entrapped
  • equable
  • established
  • even
  • explicit
  • exposed
  • express
  • fast
  • fastened
  • fated
  • felled
  • fettered
  • finished
  • firm
  • fisted
  • fixed
  • flailed
  • flicked
  • flogged
  • floored
  • for sure
  • fortified
  • frozen
  • glommed
  • gloved
  • got
  • grabbed
  • grappled
  • grasped
  • gripped
  • haltered
  • hammered
  • handcuffed
  • held
  • hermetic
  • hermetically sealed
  • hit
  • hitched
  • hooked
  • hung one on
  • illuminated
  • immeshed
  • immobile
  • immobilized
  • immotile
  • immovable
  • immured
  • immutable
  • impenetrable
  • impermeable
  • impervious
  • imprisoned
  • in the bag
  • incarcerated
  • indisputable
  • inert
  • insured
  • interned
  • invariable
  • iron
  • jabbed
  • jailed
  • jostled
  • jugged
  • kicked
  • kidnaped
  • kidnapped
  • kneed
  • knocked
  • knocked down
  • laced
  • lambasted
  • landed
  • lashed
  • lassoed
  • lasting
  • leveled
  • levelled
  • licked
  • located
  • locked
  • made fast
  • manacled
  • mangled
  • mauled
  • meshed
  • moored
  • motionless
  • mounted
  • nabbed
  • nailed down
  • netted
  • nicked
  • nobbled
  • obstructed
  • on ice
  • padlocked
  • parked
  • pasted
  • pat
  • pelted
  • peppered
  • perdurable
  • permanent
  • petrified
  • picked up
  • pinched
  • pinching
  • plugged
  • poised
  • poked
  • pommeled
  • pommelled
  • positive
  • pounded
  • prearranged
  • predetermined
  • prodded
  • pronounced
  • proof
  • proved
  • pulled in
  • pummeled
  • pummelled
  • punched
  • pushed
  • quiescent
  • quiet
  • rabbit-punched
  • ran in
  • rapped
  • rearrested
  • reliable
  • remanded
  • rended
  • rent
  • resolute
  • resolved
  • restrained
  • rigid
  • riveted
  • robust
  • rooted
  • roped
  • roughed
  • runaway
  • safe
  • safe and sound
  • sapped
  • screwed
  • scuffed
  • secure
  • secured
  • seized
  • set
  • set in stone
  • settled
  • shackled
  • short
  • shoved
  • showed
  • showed up
  • shrunken
  • shut
  • situated
  • skintight
  • skulled
  • slammed
  • slapped
  • slashed
  • sledged
  • sledgehammered
  • slogged
  • slugged
  • smacked
  • smote
  • smothering
  • snagged
  • snapped
  • snared
  • snatched
  • socked
  • soldered
  • solid
  • solid as a rock
  • sound
  • speared
  • specified
  • spiked
  • stabbed
  • stabile
  • stable
  • stagnant
  • stalwart
  • stamped
  • standing
  • stated
  • static
  • stationary
  • staunch
  • staying put
  • steadfast
  • steady
  • stiff
  • still
  • stipulated
  • stock-still
  • stolid
  • stopped up
  • stout
  • stroked
  • strong
  • struck
  • sturdy
  • substantial
  • sucker punched
  • sure
  • swatted
  • swiped
  • switched
  • tagged
  • tapped
  • taut
  • tenacious
  • thrashed
  • thumped
  • thwacked
  • tied
  • tied-up
  • tight
  • tightened
  • together
  • told
  • tough
  • trammeled
  • trammelled
  • trapped
  • unalterable
  • unambiguous
  • unchangeable
  • uncloaked
  • uncomfortable
  • uncovered
  • undeniable
  • undisputed
  • undressed
  • unequivocal
  • unfluctuating
  • uniform
  • unmasked
  • unmistakable
  • unmovable
  • unmoving
  • unquestionable
  • unshakable
  • unvarying
  • unveiled
  • unwavering
  • walloped
  • watertight
  • welded
  • well-built
  • well-founded
  • whacked
  • whaled
  • whipped
  • wrested
  • zapped

yanked

  • amputated
  • bucked
  • bumped
  • corkscrewed
  • dissevered
  • dragged
  • draw
  • evulse
  • extract
  • extracted
  • forced
  • grabbed
  • hitch
  • hitched
  • hoicked
  • jerk
  • jerked
  • jigged
  • jiggled
  • jogged
  • joggled
  • jolted
  • jounced
  • lug
  • lugged
  • lurched
  • mined
  • nabbed
  • nipped
  • pitched
  • plucked
  • pried
  • prized
  • pulled
  • removed
  • ripped
  • seized
  • severed
  • shook
  • snap
  • snatch
  • snatched
  • staggered
  • tear
  • tore
  • tug
  • tugged
  • tweaked
  • twitch
  • twitched
  • uprooted
  • vellicate
  • withdrew
  • wrench
  • wrenched
  • wrested
  • wrung

bagged

laid hold of

  • caught
  • clasped
  • clenched
  • clutched
  • grasped
  • gripped
  • held
  • hung on to
  • nabbed
  • seized
  • snatched
  • took

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