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

Set in Murcia, a coming of age tale in which a half gitano boy is abandoned by his father, goes to live with his grandmother, who has kidnapped his father. — John Hopewell, Variety, 17 July 2026

The mother of an 11-year-old Minnesota boy who was kidnapped at gunpoint, assaulted and later killed, and another victim of a childhood abduction and assault, spoke out about trauma, healing and their advocacy work in new interviews. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 17 July 2026

In season 2, Joe and her team mobilize to rescue a member of Congress kidnapped by a Mexican drug cartel. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

My father was kidnapped by FARC, the violent Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia. — Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Time, 16 July 2026

The 35-year-old mother of two was kidnapped, her body found more than two weeks later among trees in a remote area near Foresthill. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

Is the host worried about being kidnapped again during this year's premiere? — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

Phillis Wheatley was kidnapped from West Africa as a child and brought to Boston aboard a slave ship. — Robin Follman, Oc Register, 4 July 2026

Her existential crisis is cut short when Sherlock Holmes is kidnapped, thrusting Enola into a new mystery set in Malta. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026