Synonyms of ransomed

ransomed

verb

past tense of ransom

as in saved

to free from captivity or punishment by paying a price

the prince emptied the treasury to ransom his son from the kidnappers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saved
• rescued
• redeemed
• released
• recovered
• retrieved
• liberated
• bailed
• regained
• got back
• bought
• delivered
• emancipated
• salvaged

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ransomed

What Andert argues in his video is that LINXS has effectively ransomed LAX to the tune of $880 million — so far — to complete the supposedly less than 3 percent that remains to be built on the project. — Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026

After a nearby hospital is hacked and ransomed, the higher-ups decide to defend its system by shutting it down, which means business must be conducted in the old-fashioned, paper-and-clipboards way. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026

Her cousins and aunt were ransomed and released in Lebanon; Caroline was taken separately, chosen by an ISIS emir, and has never been found. — Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025

Further south, shipwrecked sailors were well advised to steer clear of the Diola of the Casamance, who would kill them on sight—until the Diola found out that the sailors could be ransomed. — Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025

Will the jewels be returned, or the tiaras and necklaces ransomed back by a third party? — John Miller, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025

Perhaps she had been struck over the head and wrapped in fabric and thrown in a crate, to be ransomed. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025