Synonyms of kidnaps

kidnaps

verb

present tense third-person singular of kidnap

as in abducts

to carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully

the child of the wealthy industrialist was kidnapped and held for ransom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abducts
• captures
• seizes
• runs off with
• snatches
• impresses
• makes off with
• waylays
• makes away with
• hijacks
• steals
• spirits
• crimps
• takes
• absconds (with)
• shanghais
• catches
• cops

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rescues
• delivers
• redeems
• returns
• restores
• ransoms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kidnaps

Increasingly isolated and paranoid—his fears being fueled by Wolfram & Hart’s manipulations—Wes kidnaps the baby Connor, intending to take him to safety. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

But the action ratchets back up as the Hand, an evil group of ninjas, kidnaps one of the mutants from the bar. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Realizing how little Carolyn cares for her child, Tallulah kidnaps the baby and enlists the help of their former boyfriend’s mom (Allison Janney). — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

But there’s a version of Blaze’s playtime with Jessie where Smarty served as the twist villain in her spy story, and kidnaps the Tamagotchi, who was a baby in the playtime. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 June 2026

Norm Green kidnaps our former hockey team to Texas, a place where ice is exclusively used to chill Lone Stars. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 29 May 2026

Hide and Seek follows a new string of murders featuring a dangerous stalker who kidnaps their victims before killing them, taunting them via text in the format of a popular Danish children’s counting rhyme (though the words chosen by the killer are far more violent). — Barry Levitt, Time, 7 May 2026

Vahid kidnaps the man, nicknamed Peg-Leg, in a white van, and collects a ragtag team of former detainees from across Tehran to try to certify his identity. — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026

Playing Inez, a mother who kidnaps a six-year-old boy out of the foster care system and raises him as her own, showed another side of her as an actor. — Lindsey Underwood, Vanity Fair, 13 Jan. 2026