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

Several members hotel rooms were searched and their passports were temporarily confiscated, the post said. — Reuters, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2026

After helping rescue a small group of ploughshares confiscated from smugglers, Goode and the Turtle Conservancy became the first to successfully breed the species outside of Madagascar. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026

Once a convent in the early 1400s, the building was confiscated by the city in 1578 as part of the Protestant Reformation. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

So far this year, officials have confiscated more than 8,900 species, although a majority of those were crickets and young fish to feed animals including seahorses. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

The 17 lobsters were confiscated and later returned alive to the ocean. — Denis Akbari, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Karari had been unable to leave Iran since December 2024 after authorities confiscated her passports. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

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