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

Neither candidate is captive to the extremes that have hijacked so much of our national discourse. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

Danon slammed anti-Israel critics for relying on fake terrorist data while Hamas actively hijacked and marked up aid. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Hong's shortfall compared with public polling could temper the belief that progressives have hijacked the Democratic Party. — Garrett Downs,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

Jakob Nowell and Zayno hijacked KTLA’s weather broadcast with their own playful commentary. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026

Yet since 1997, when the Sanford airport adopted its current moniker, GOAA has griped that the smaller air field — more than 30 miles to the north and about an hour’s drive depending on traffic — had hijacked its name. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

After proving his roster worth early on as a rookie, a shoulder injury hijacked his growth. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026

According to sources who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the incident publicly, the ship was hijacked by seven armed Somali pirates. — Omar Faruk, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

The plane had been hijacked en route from Tel Aviv to Paris and diverted to Entebbe. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 13 July 2026