Synonyms of nab

nab

verb

1

as in to arrest

to take or keep under one's control by authority of law

the officer nabbed the purse snatcher before he could escape

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrest
• seize
• grab
• apprehend
• detain
• restrain
• snatch
• capture
• catch
• commit
• pinch
• nick
• nail
• bust
• jail
• pick up
• trap
• run in
• pull in
• imprison
• snare
• confine
• collar
• get
• hook
• grapple
• hold
• snap (up)
• land
• bind
• bag
• incarcerate
• intern
• handcuff
• shackle
• lock (up)
• fetter
• immure
• jug
• remand
• trammel
• enchain
• rearrest
• manacle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• release
• liberate
• free
• loosen
• discharge
• loose
• emancipate
• spring
• unchain
• unbind

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• release
• liberate
• free
• loosen
• discharge
• loose
• emancipate
• spring
• unchain
• unbind

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2

as in to grab

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

a pickpocket nabbed my wallet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grab
• catch
• snatch
• seize
• get
• capture
• snag
• land
• trap
• snare
• corral
• hook
• net
• grapple
• bag
• cop
• collar
• nail
• glom
• rap
• nobble
• hold
• arrest
• apprehend
• take hold (of)
• detain
• grasp
• clutch
• snap (up)
• secure
• kidnap
• lasso
• rope
• corner
• glove
• halter
• bay
• abduct
• grip
• entrap
• ensnare
• wrest
• clasp
• fist
• rend
• mesh
• enmesh
• entangle
• latch (on or onto)
• fasten (on)
• immesh
• spirit (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• release
• liberate
• drop
• free
• discharge
• loosen
• unhand

• miss
• release
• liberate
• drop
• free
• discharge
• loosen
• unhand

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