Synonyms of misappropriate

misappropriate

verb

ˌmi-sə-ˈprō-prē-ˌāt 

as in to steal

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep

a financial manager misappropriating funds from her clients' accounts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steal
• pilfer
• swipe
• rob
• filch
• appropriate
• grab
• purloin
• snatch
• lift
• snitch
• thieve
• rip off
• hijack
• pinch
• nick
• pocket
• hook
• boost
• make away with
• nip
• walk off with
• run off with
• make off with
• plunder
• take
• seize
• pick
• pillage
• heist
• burglarize
• loot
• sack
• poach
• shoplift
• knock over
• highjack
• kidnap
• abduct
• spirit
• rustle
• rifle
• grasp
• carjack
• collar
• sponge
• nail
• mooch
• shanghai

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buy
• purchase
• give
• contribute
• present
• bestow
• donate
• hand over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misappropriate

The restaurant opening comes amid an ongoing lawsuit between Maple Hospitality Group, now the parent company of the brand, with Maple & Ash investors, who say the company misappropriated funds, including federal pandemic relief funds. —Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025

James earned a law degree at Northeastern University but was temporarily suspended in 2008 from practicing law after she was accused of misappropriating client funds, according to a letter on file with the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers. —Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025

Weinstein is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, and the funds allegedly misappropriated by Bob Weinstein and Glasser. —Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025

That process provided a venue for creditors to seek clawback of funds that were allegedly misappropriated. —Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025