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

As a result, Affleck stars as a Los Angeles mayoral candidate struggling to amass a ransom after his son is kidnapped. — A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Hazardous place for journalists Haiti has become an increasingly hazardous environment for journalists, who have been kidnapped and killed, caught in the crossfire of gang attacks and had their vehicles fired on by police. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Wright details the journey of those kidnapped from Africa to Key West and those who survived, who eventually were sent to Liberia. — Sonjirose Chin, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026

Last week, at least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others were kidnapped when armed men attacked a community near Haiti's capital, the United Nations said. — Laura Romero, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Last week, dozens of people were kidnapped from a mosque in a spate of abductions at several villages in Nigeria’s north-central Niger state. — Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Police in Oakland made an arrest and recovered a weapon after officers said a woman was kidnapped in East Oakland on Tuesday. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

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