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

The organization drew international attention in 2021, when 17 of its missionaries were kidnapped on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince by the 400 Mawozo gang. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

That is until his young niece and nephew are kidnapped at a birthday party following the fatal shooting of his diplomat brother and the latter’s wife (Constanza Andrade). — Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Ordonez alleges he was kidnapped by two people who threatened him, blindfolded him, had weapons and inserted a syringe into his neck. — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

This tight, ticking-clock thriller unfolds almost in real time, with Gal Gadot as a fit lawyer whose son is kidnapped by a mysterious villain (Damian Lewis). — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

The main storyline is the search for Joe (Saldaña) after she was kidnapped following a brutal and bloody operation in Ukraine to grab a Russian. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

The action thriller written and directed by Roshan Sethi, from John Wick producer Thunder Road, follows a former surgeon who is kidnapped and given an impossible choice. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

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

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