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

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

The statement did not say how old the abducted schoolchildren are but the term ‘pupil’ in Nigeria usually refers to someone in kindergarten or primary school, typically covering ages up to 12. — ABC News, 27 Apr. 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

The 38 abducted worshipers were freed almost a week later. — Rachel Wolf , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025

Based on the Arsène Lupin character Maurice Leblanc created in the early 1900s, the series initially followed Assane’s revenge mission against the Pellegrini family who wronged his father, before morphing into a search for his abducted son and then on to his mission to steal the Black Pearl. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025

The remaining 130 schoolchildren kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State in November have been released, a presidential spokesman said on Sunday, confirming that all abducted pupils are now free. — Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025

Verb

Six former child soldiers who were abducted and forced to fight with the Rapid Support Forces, known as the RSF, spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal. — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Investigators of the program’s implementation found that more than sixteen hundred children have been abducted since its work began. — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

On Friday, as Haitians received phone alerts warning them to remain vigilant, police said two other foreign nationals had also been abducted for ransom. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Authorities believe the two notes were likely sent by the person or group of people who abducted Nancy Guthrie, according to investigators familiar with the case. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Authorities believe she was abducted from her home in Tucson, Arizona. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026

Perryman says that for Black mothers, especially in Mississippi, the disappearance and death of a young Black man evokes the memory of Emmett Till, a Black child who was abducted in 1955 and lynched by two white men in Mississippi. — Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026

She is believed to have been abducted from her home after Nest video shows a masked intruder on her front steps in the Catalina Foothills of northern Tucson, Arizona. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

According to Zambada’s lawyer, his arrest came after he was beaten, tied up, abducted and driven to a private plane by one of Guzmán’s sons, Joaquín Guzmán López. — Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026