Synonyms of hijacks

hijacks

verb

variants also highjacks

present tense third-person singular of hijack

as in commandeers

to take control of (a vehicle) by force

some loser tried to hijack the plane with a toy gun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commandeers
• seizes
• confiscates
• appropriates
• carjacks
• skyjacks
• expropriates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hijacks

Their predicament hijacks Irwin’s suburban family life, just as his wife Hester (Scarlett Johansson, not Hathaway) is diagnosed with a sudden illness. — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

As money hijacks morality and democracy begins to look like a hoax, Tresnjak’s Broadway-caliber staging contrasts garish spectacle with piercingly intimate scenes between Claire and Anton. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

The moment a search tool is triggered in our chat, this layout template completely hijacks my output sequence. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Palace’s offer for the 22-year-old, a loan with a conditional obligation to buy for a fee in the region of €30million (£25m), hijacks Premier League rivals Aston Villa’s attempts to sign the centre-back. — Aston Villa, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

After the high-speed chase erupts into gunfire and a brutal fistfight, Kim hijacks the vehicle, takes the official hostage and speeds off a bridge into the water below. — Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Kara changes her tune when Krem hijacks Kara’s ship and shoots Krypto with a poison dart. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026

In the final cut, Mabel accidentally stumbles upon research being done by her biology professor (Kathy Najimy), discovers the technology, and hijacks a robot beaver. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026

By feeding a stodgy institutional figure like Powell into the AI-meme deluge, the internet hijacks the Federal Reserve’s image and accelerates it past the point of professional control. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026