Synonyms of expropriated

expropriated

verb

past tense of expropriate

1

as in seized

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

dissidents were shot, and their lands expropriated under his regime

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in evicted

to end the occupancy or possession of

the state will have to expropriate scores of homeowners in order to build the new road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evicted
• dispossessed
• deprived
• stripped
• divested
• ousted
• appropriated
• usurped
• disinherited
• annexed
• impounded
• deforced
• bereaved
• seized
• commandeered
• disfurnished
• took over

3

as in confiscated

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

plans by the city to expropriate entire blocks of houses in order to bulldoze them for expansion of the airport

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expropriated

Chávez had ordered all of Venezuela’s ports to be expropriated. — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026

Gray says the project, revolving around an elderly woman seeking revenge on a foreign company that expropriated her land to build a luxury ski resort, offers international casting and co-producer angles but that the configuration will depend on Kawawada’s artistic vision. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026

All were expropriated and razed to the ground. — ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026

Much of the land thus expropriated was then sold cheaply to the Japanese. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026

Much of that early ’Lo gear was boosted from department stores across the New York tristate Area, and ‘Lo Heads ran the risk of their own spoils being expropriated back home. — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2026

After all, Exxon had its oil assets expropriated in Venezuela less than 20 years ago. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026

Both companies have filed arbitration cases against Venezuela seeking billions of dollars in compensation for assets that were expropriated by the government. — Pia Singh, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026

After the 1959 revolution, the state expropriated the ground floor. — Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024