ABDUCT Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

abduct

verb

ab-ˈdəkt

as in to kidnap

to carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully the gangsters planned to abduct the industrialist's young daughter and demand a huge ransom from her family

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Recent Examples of abduct Lukehart told officers Hanshaw was abducted from the front of his girlfriend’s home, but later claimed the abduction occurred at a store before eventually admitting to killing the girl. —

Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026 Our city’s lack of a proactive plan leaves over 1 million members of our community at risk of being abducted. —

Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026 At 14, she was abducted from her Salt Lake City, Utah, home in June 2002. —

David Oliver, USA Today, 4 May 2026 Since the start of the war, Russian forces have abducted tens of thousands of Ukrainian children, according to researchers with the Humanitarian Research Lab at the Yale School of Public Health. —

Shahrzad Rasekh, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for abduct

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kidnap

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To elevate Rocha Moya in the 2021 election, the indictment alleges, says the Chapitos manipulated ballots and kidnapped and intimidated his opponents.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The Chapitos helped Rocha Moya, who has been governor since November 2021, get elected by stealing ballots, as well as kidnapping and intimidating opponents, the document said.

— Tom Winter, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026