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

All data on the phone was gone, but authorities confiscated it anyway. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026

Over the years, only four of those superyachts have been confiscated, three of which were sold at discounts. — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Two days after she was reported missing, Rivas Hernandez returned home and her parents confiscated her phone. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 25 July 2026

Prosecutors allege Burke later bought Rivas a secret phone and paid a classmate $1,000 to deliver it after her parents confiscated another device. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026

Deputies unlawfully confiscated Cedar, who was then slaughtered before his family ever had the chance to challenge the seizure in court. — Vanessa Shakib, Oc Register, 23 July 2026

When the Nazis confiscated the negative and shipped it back to Berlin, Hensel safeguarded it in the Reichsfilmarchiv vaults in Berlin until the Allied victory. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026

Bečov Castle, near the German border, was confiscated by Czechoslovakia after World War II because its owners, the Beaufort-Spontin family, were labeled Nazi sympathizers. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026

Meds that get confiscated during security checks or while going through customs. — Luke Pyenson, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026