Synonyms of preempting

preempting

verb

present participle of preempt

as in seizing

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right

the thoughtless teenagers had preempted front-row seats that were reserved for the guests of honor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seizing
• grabbing
• usurping
• confiscating
• claiming
• stealing
• converting
• appropriating
• commandeering
• occupying
• assuming
• annexing
• arrogating
• invading
• pirating
• expropriating
• snatching
• pressing
• taking over
• attaching
• looting
• impounding
• grasping
• sequestering
• encroaching
• repossessing
• despoiling
• pillaging
• infringing
• wresting
• wrenching
• trespassing
• preoccupying
• collaring
• misusing
• misapplying
• misappropriating
• embezzling
• peculating