SPIRITED (AWAY OR OFF) Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

spirited (away or off)

verb

Definition of spirited (away or off)

past tense of spirit (away or off)

as in fastened (on)

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Set in Murcia, a coming of age tale in which a half gitano boy is abandoned by his father, goes to live with his grandmother, who has kidnapped his father.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 17 July 2026
The mother of an 11-year-old Minnesota boy who was kidnapped at gunpoint, assaulted and later killed, and another victim of a childhood abduction and assault, spoke out about trauma, healing and their advocacy work in new interviews.

— Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 17 July 2026

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She is believed to have been abducted from her home after Nest video shows a masked intruder on her front steps in the Catalina Foothills of northern Tucson, Arizona.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
According to Zambada’s lawyer, his arrest came after he was beaten, tied up, abducted and driven to a private plane by one of Guzmán’s sons, Joaquín Guzmán López.

— Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

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The county just completed major renovations, including the dredging of the lake to improve water quality and the construction of a lakeside pavilion that can be rented out for events.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
When The Times knocked on the door of the home Yeager had hoped to rent — days after Yeager had been told the tenants would be moving out — a dog immediately barked.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

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Robert is unwittingly entrapped, and has absconded with something mob bigwig Lombardi wants revenge for.

— Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
There were 27 people inside the store at the time, including two who became partially entrapped but were able to free themselves and safely leave, according to local authorities.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 July 2026

Definition of entrapped

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