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

An impact campaign will accompany the film’s theatrical release, with partners including the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC), Bring Kids Back UA (President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s initiative to return abducted children) and War Child International. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Bethune matched the description of the abducted man, and the car that had been intentionally set on fire matched the one driven by the suspects, deputies say. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

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

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

Verb

When his young son is ostensibly abducted for ransom on Halloween night, Mark must confess his financial ruin to his therapist wife, Abigail (Washington), who has actually been having an ongoing affair with a coworker. — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

According to newspaper reports at the time, Kowalewicz was abducted during a three-block walk from her home to church. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

Hughes will likely be filling in while Watch Commander Tim Bradford is abducted. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026

According to accounts of the case, Downey was abducted after Hindley asked her to help carry packages to a car. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

When her young charge is abducted on Halloween, a science-minded babysitter (Tamara Smart) and her reluctant guide (Oona Laurence) face down the Boogeyman (Tom Felton) and his hench-creatures to save him. — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2026

The Ziyadnes are among 40 hostages taken into Gaza alive who were killed or died in captivity, roughly one in five of the 206 abducted alive. — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Detectives tied all this back to a shooting in North Miami around midnight at an apartment complex at 14040 Biscayne Blvd, where deputies say Bethune was abducted. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Authorities in Southern California are searching for four children allegedly abducted by their mother, who was prevented by a court order from removing them from their Reseda home. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026