Synonyms of hijacked

hijacked

verb

variants also highjacked

past tense of hijack

as in commandeered

to take control of (a vehicle) by force

some loser tried to hijack the plane with a toy gun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commandeered
• seized
• confiscated
• appropriated
• carjacked
• skyjacked
• expropriated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hijacked

But the Australian incident is harder to defend against because nobody hijacked anything. — Francis Dinha, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

The movie centers on a young couple’s elopement which is hijacked by a death cult determined to resurrect the groom’s dead father. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026

By August, pirates had hijacked six commercial vessels since April, some far from Somalia’s coast. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

The attackers hijacked this defrost cycle remotely, keeping the heating element on until the whole freezer warmed up. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026

At one point this summer, six vessels had been hijacked simultaneously with 90 crew members held hostage, according to Operation ATALANTA. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Much has been debated and discussed about its many metaphors and symbolism, which employed elements of a splintered universe long before the multiverse was hijacked by Hollywood superhero spectacles. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Critics argue that the law has been hijacked by NIMBY activists without real environmental concerns. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

The mostly peaceful protests supporting recent student concerns, as well as working and middle-class economic worries, hijacked by those bent on anarchy. — Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026