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

Power was interrupted at victim's home Further investigation revealed Aikebaer had been shot and kidnapped from his home before the pursuit, according to the sheriff's department. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

More than eleven hundred people were kidnapped in northern Nigeria in the first three months of 2026, according to Amnesty International. — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Luca Maggini and the miner were kidnapped by unidentified men in the evening and later killed, according to Frédéric Pounou, a geologist who was working alongside Maggini when he was kidnapped. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Two ransom notes purportedly sent by those who kidnapped Nancy Guthrie in Arizona earlier this year were released Friday by local authorities hoping to generate new leads in the case. — Tom Winter, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2026

He reportedly was kidnapped by a bearded man driving a blue Ford van, and later, his remains were found in a canal off Florida’s Turnpike in Indian River County. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026

That’s when investigators allege Zhengfeng Bo, 67, and Jianquan Bo, 66, shot and kidnapped him. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026

Sheriff’s officials have released two ransom notes allegedly sent by those who kidnapped Nancy Guthrie from her Arizona home earlier this year. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 31 July 2026