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

Fake-Kidnapping Scam You get kidnapped and call your grandfather. — Jack Handey, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

In the novel, Eliza’s children are kidnapped by the King’s men who demand possession of a rare and powerful elixir that holds sway over life and death in exchange for their safe return. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026

An ex-Garden Grove police sergeant kidnapped and assaulted a co-worker, an Orange County prosecutor says. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

In August, Guthrie shared a post to commemorate 6 months since her mother was kidnapped. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026

Bianca Ramirez was kidnapped at gunpoint by her estranged husband, Axel Ramirez, at an apartment complex in Burleson after the mother returned from taking her child to school on Thursday morning, according to police. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026

Klaas is the father of Polly Klaas, a 12-year-old girl kidnapped and murdered in 1993. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

The true story of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, who kidnapped and brutally murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks in Chicago in 1924. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2026

In 1981 Menchú fled to Mexico after her family was killed—her father was accused of guerrilla activities and died in a fire while protesting, her brother was kidnapped, tortured, and killed, and her mother was kidnapped, raped, and mutilated. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026