Synonyms and Antonyms of nab
1
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
- the officer nabbed the purse snatcher before he could escape
apprehend, arrest, bust [slang], collar, nail, nick [British slang], pick up, pinch, pull in, restrain, run in, seize
bag, capture, catch, get, grab, grapple, hook, land, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap
commit, confine, detain, hold, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, jug, lock (up)
bind, enchain, fetter, handcuff, manacle, shackle, trammel
rearrest
remand
2
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
- a pickpocket nabbed my wallet
bag, capture, catch, collar, cop [slang], corral, get, glom, grab, grapple, hook, land, nail, net, nobble [British slang], rap, seize, snag, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap
glove, halter, lasso, rope
apprehend, arrest, detain
bay, corner
clasp, clutch, fasten (on), fist, grasp, grip, hold, latch (on or onto), secure
rend, wrest
enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, entangle, entrap, mesh
abduct, kidnap, spirit (away or off)
