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

spirited (away or off)

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Definition of spirited (away or off)

past tense of spirit (away or off)

as in fastened (on)

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Fake-Kidnapping Scam You get kidnapped and call your grandfather.

— Jack Handey, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
In the novel, Eliza’s children are kidnapped by the King’s men who demand possession of a rare and powerful elixir that holds sway over life and death in exchange for their safe return.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026

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In 2020, 1-year-old Mateo Mantufar-Barrera was abducted at gunpoint by kidnappers who jumped out of a passing vehicle near his home in Chamblee, a city about 15 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta.

— Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
In response, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele sent more than 2,000 troops to Haiti to help rescue the four technicians, who the Haitian government says were abducted.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026

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The high cost of borrowing could also be pushing house hunters across the country to rent instead of buy right now, said Benjamin Wright, a Miami real estate broker.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Buying a home — or even finding an affordable place to rent — is increasingly out of reach for many.

— Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

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Those who have been fully overtaken by the Bardo, with no hope of escape, are entrapped in giant puppet suits.

— Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
How else could that show have ended, the way people were being entrapped, and, certainly, with the dubious legality of it all?

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

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