Synonyms of kidnapped

kidnapped 1 of 2

adjective

variants also kidnaped

as in abducted

Related Words

• abducted
• trapped
• subjugated
• subdued
• enslaved
• bound
• arrested
• ensnared
• indentured
• captured
• occupied
• imprisoned
• confined
• captive
• incarcerated
• caught
• jailed
• apprehended
• interned

Dissimilar Words

• free
• released
• unrestrained
• liberated
• unconfined
• freed
• delivered
• emancipated
• paroled
• enfranchised

kidnapped

2 of 2

verb

variants also kidnaped

past tense of kidnap

as in captured

to carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully

the child of the wealthy industrialist was kidnapped and held for ransom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abducted
• captured
• seized
• snatched
• waylaid
• impressed
• made away with
• ran off with
• made off with
• hijacked
• spirited
• stole
• shanghaied
• took
• caught
• absconded (with)
• crimped
• copped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rescued
• delivered
• redeemed
• returned
• ransomed
• restored

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kidnapped

Verb

Donald had been kidnapped, beaten and killed by klansmen in retaliation for the killing of a police officer – a crime Donald had no involvement in – and to intimidate Black jurors from ruling in favor of Black defendants. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others kidnapped after armed men attacked a once-peaceful community near Haiti’s capital earlier this week, the United Nations said Tuesday. — Pierre-Richard Luxama, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

As of Monday the number of dead, wounded and kidnapped remained unknown. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

The investigation began after Randle falsely reported that Dinkins had been kidnapped at gunpoint in New Castle County, Delaware. — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Back in 1985 in the Soviet Union, Merryl Goldberg was interrogated by the KGB three times, briefly kidnapped by the state security agency twice and put under house arrest once. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Borgu area council chairman Abdullahi Mohammed Nasir said at least 60 people were kidnapped and an unspecified number of people sustained gunshot injuries while trying to escape the gunmen. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

In March 1986, Mary Beth Whitehead and her husband went to a New Jersey hospital and kidnapped a baby girl. — Arthur L. Caplan, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026

Joe was later kidnapped and it's officially been off to the races from there. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026