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
• thieve
• snatch
• lift
• snitch
• 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
• 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

That’s one reason there are so many arguments over the value of a team, or an athlete, or sports more generally, as more and more money chases something essentially priceless—or misappropriated, depending on your view. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Every dollar misappropriated by a fraudulent operator is a dollar taken directly from an individual struggling with depression, addiction or severe mental illness. — Richard Popiel, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

After a grand jury report found that Florida misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money, the DeSantis administration is arguing that the anonymous leak of the report was the only crime committed. — Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Three months ago, a DHS employee was found to have misappropriated almost $2 million from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. — Brenna Witchey, Oklahoma Watch, 25 Aug. 2026