Synonyms of confiscated

confiscated

verb

past tense of confiscate

as in seized

to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority

anything that might be used as a weapon will be confiscated by the security guards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seized
• attached
• expropriated
• sequestered
• usurped
• appropriated
• preempted
• garnisheed
• commandeered
• arrogated
• took over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rendered
• delivered
• released
• forfeited
• surrendered
• yielded
• turned over
• gave up
• relinquished
• ceded
• handed over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of confiscated

The order also noted that $160 that had been confiscated in the arrest would be forfeited to MVHTTF, which appears to stand for the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

Human rights organizations and medical volunteers have said that among the items being confiscated are incubators, ventilators and antibiotics. — Leila Fadel, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026

If a student is caught with a device at any time after, it will be confiscated until their parent or guardian can pick it up. — Kellye Lynn, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

After Germany declared war on Russia, Freundlich and his colleagues were captured by the Russian army and their equipment was confiscated. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Hana reported that plainclothes agents confiscated phones and electronic equipment and that Seyedabdollahi was subsequently held in solitary confinement and at an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intelligence detention facility in Isfahan. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Some areas remained inaccessible, and there were reports that donated relief supplies had been confiscated. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026

The family was released from CBP custody, but their cotton cargo was confiscated. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026

Upon his arrest, authorities confiscated a notebook prosecutors say belonged to Mangione and contained plans to kill Thompson. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026