APPROPRIATING Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

appropriating

verb

present participle of appropriate

as in seizing

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

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as in stealing

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!

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Recent Examples of appropriating In 2021, the Minnetonka shoe company apologized for culturally appropriating Native American culture, and committed to supporting the community. —

Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 27 May 2026 At first glance, the pairing might seem like an unconventional one, even though both artists are well known for appropriating others’ images. —

Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 8 May 2026 The Legislature is appropriating $5 million in one-time funding to put toward the fund. —

Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2026 During Akbar’s conquest of the Malwa region in India, Adham Khan was accused of under-reporting the spoils of the war and appropriating much of it for his own use. —

Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026 On Friday, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee announced the City Council had passed a resolution appropriating up to $900,000 in grant funding to restore the Police Department's cadet program in an effort to boost recruiting numbers. —

Brad Hamilton, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026 Unlike war powers resolutions, which in this case would limit military action after the fact, new spending cannot occur until Congress writes and passes legislation appropriating additional funds. —

Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026 The Salesman was a story about a woman attacked as a metaphor for a blindsided country, the director brilliantly re-appropriating the ultimate American drama Death of a Salesman to make the point. —

Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026 When that happened in 2007, Chevron entered a deal to continue operating in the country, but ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil departed, accusing the Venezuelan government of unfairly appropriating billions in assets. —

Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2026

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Syrian authorities regularly boast of seizing weapons headed for Lebanon.

— Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
Still, seizing ships doesn’t seem like a very effective way to fill the Treasury’s coffers, and embracing freebooting carries risks besides financial ones.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026