Synonyms of appropriated

appropriated

verb

past tense of appropriate

1

as in seized

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

archaeologists wrongfully appropriated artifacts excavated at ancient sites for their museums

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seized
• confiscated
• usurped
• converted
• stole
• claimed
• grabbed
• occupied
• commandeered
• pirated
• assumed
• arrogated
• preempted
• annexed
• expropriated
• invaded
• took over
• snatched
• pressed
• looted
• attached
• impounded
• misappropriated
• sequestered
• despoiled
• pillaged
• repossessed
• grasped
• encroached
• misused
• misapplied
• embezzled
• infringed
• wrenched
• preoccupied
• wrested
• trespassed
• collared
• peculated

2

as in stole

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep

you can't just appropriate somebody's term paper and put your name on it!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stole
• misappropriated
• swiped
• lifted
• pilfered
• filched
• purloined
• grabbed
• robbed
• pocketed
• snatched
• nicked
• pinched
• ripped off
• hooked
• hijacked
• nipped
• boosted
• thieved
• made away with
• made off with
• snitched
• seized
• ran off with
• heisted
• took
• looted
• plundered
• picked
• pillaged
• walked off with
• sacked
• burglarized
• knocked over
• rifled
• poached
• grasped
• rustled
• kidnapped
• nailed
• abducted
• collared
• spirited
• sponged
• shoplifted
• carjacked
• shanghaied
• mooched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purchased
• bought
• presented
• contributed
• gave
• donated
• bestowed
• handed over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of appropriated

Updates in the court battle offered some behind-the-scenes details about the renovation project, for which Congress appropriated $257 million. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Although Congress appropriated $345 million for the 2026 fiscal year, much of it has gone unspent, with only $15 million going to grants so far. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

For instance, in 2023, Michigan appropriated a categorical grant for student mental health and safety that equaled $107 per pupil. — Jason Burns, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026

In a world saturated with information, where every image is already endlessly recycled and re-appropriated, attention itself becomes a political act. — Matilda Hague, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Congress appropriated $257 million in last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act for Kennedy Center repairs and renovations. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

But some conservative Republicans have appropriated the character as, among other things, anti-gay. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026

District officials warned against budgeting money that had not yet been appropriated, while educators, their unions and other supporters argued that failing to do so would certainly trigger deeper cuts to classrooms already stretched thin. — Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Bonta’s office drew down an auxiliary state fund appropriated for such actions by more than $19 million during the 2025-26 fiscal year, the attorney general said in a report to the Legislature also released Tuesday. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026