Synonyms of abducted

abducted 1 of 2

adjective

as in kidnapped

Related Words

• kidnapped
• trapped
• subjugated
• subdued
• enslaved
• bound
• ensnared
• arrested
• occupied
• indentured
• captured
• imprisoned
• confined
• captive
• incarcerated
• caught
• jailed
• apprehended
• interned

Dissimilar Words

• free
• released
• unrestrained
• unconfined
• liberated
• freed
• delivered
• emancipated
• paroled
• enfranchised

abducted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of abduct

as in captured

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kidnapped
• captured
• seized
• snatched
• waylaid
• impressed
• made away with
• ran off with
• made off with
• hijacked
• spirited
• stole
• shanghaied
• absconded (with)
• caught
• crimped
• took
• copped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rescued
• delivered
• returned
• redeemed
• restored
• ransomed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abducted

Adjective

The gang later released six children and seven women following an intervention by community leaders and UNICEF, but dozens remain abducted. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

The human-rights organization said the dozens of abducted residents were being held by several gang leaders in at least two different locations. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Agent Mulder, hot on the trail of a group of murderers who are harvesting their victims' organs, breaks into a makeshift laboratory in an attempt to save an abducted woman. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Beyond the official count Ukraine’s Bring Kids Back UA, the official tracker of abducted children, lists over 20,000 possible cases of forcible deportation and transfer of children by Russia. — Thom Reilly, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026

There were toddlers among the abducted children, according to the outlet. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026

The dual timelines will continue, and the present-day Scarpetta will have a heavy new case, focusing on abducted teenage girls. — Barry Levitt, Time, 12 Mar. 2026

Savannah Guthrie is making a last-minute plea for help in finding her abducted mother, Nancy Guthrie. — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 9 Feb. 2026

According to a criminal complaint, in December, the mother of the abducted girl had an unusual encounter with Bragg on Facebook. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026

Verb

Within hours, their yacht vanishes, Matt is abducted by a gang of ruthless pirates led by Langbore (Copley), and paradise becomes a trap. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Nancy has been missing since early 2026, when she was abducted from her Arizona home in the early hours of February 1. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2026

In addition to gang attacks, Haiti is seeing a surge in kidnappings, with reports circulating Tuesday that a radio journalist, a senior government official and a prominent lawyer were abducted by armed gangs in the previous 72 hours. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Greg Baker Early on, investigators and the family believed Erica had been abducted. — Yana Johnson, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

The 28-year-old’s mother allegedly claimed in a complaint to police that, on July 3, Kaur had been abducted by two acquaintances, assaulted, tied to a tree and set on fire, the outlets reported. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Last week, scores of people were abducted in the central region of the country. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

The movie follows an Italian doctor, Mariano Guerra, who returns to Argentina after 33 years to testify at the trial against the former military officers who abducted, tortured, and enslaved him during the military dictatorship. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

That 2015 election is significant because it was held a year after nearly 300 girls were abducted from a school in the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok by jihadist group Boko Haram. — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026