What are some alternative words for abduct?
Synonyms for abduct
æbˈdʌkt
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Princeton's WordNet
kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch(verb)
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
"The industrialist's son was kidnapped"
Synonyms:
scam, hornswoggle, snatch up, cabbage, filch, con, kidnap, rook, swindle, bunco, snarf, purloin, pinch, nobble, gyp, goldbrick, victimize, mulct, hook, lift, diddle, gip, short-change, snatch, swipe, defraud, pilfer, sneak, snap, abstractAntonyms:
adductabduct(verb)
pull away from the body
"this muscle abducts"
Synonyms:
kidnap, snatch, nobbleAntonyms:
adduct
Wiktionary
Dictionary of English Synonymes
abduct(v. a.)
Synonyms:
kidnap, carry off, run away with, run off with
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "abduct":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1475 | abstract | |
#1651 | remove | |
#2529 | con | |
#4499 | lift | |
#5613 | hook | |
#7321 | snap | |
#11065 | scam | |
#16203 | sneak | |
#16326 | snatch | |
#16414 | cabbage | |
#17127 | pinch | |
#18031 | seize | |
#23488 | kidnapping | |
#28563 | hijack | |
#35780 | rook | |
#37632 | kidnap | |
#38462 | swipe | |
#42454 | gip | |
#49972 | defraud | |
#58296 | swindle | |
#72473 | diddle | |
#87124 | abduct | |
#96993 | snarf | |
#113787 | gyp | |
#138234 | bunco | |
#164852 | victimize | |
#176519 | filch | |
#199693 | pilfer |
How to use abduct in a sentence?
People have known exactly why there shouldn't be an extradition agreement with China for years, the argument that it's better to have an extradition treaty than to abduct people illegally from Hong Kong -- are people really supposed to believe that ?
I can't really speak to you about the motive, i can just tell you it seems that Bahena Rivera followed her and seemed to be drawn to her on that particular day and for whatever reason, Bahena Rivera chose to abduct her.
NGOs (non-governmental organizations) are always there working and helping the communities ... why would we abduct or arrest them?
Let me be very clear: I am innocent of any involvement in any conspiracy to abduct, kill or bury Mrs. McConville.
I can't really speak to you about the motive, i can just tell you it seems that Mollie Tibbetts followed her and seemed to be drawn to her on that particular day and for whatever reason Mollie Tibbetts chose to abduct her.
Translations for abduct
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- يخطفArabic
- отвличам, похищавамBulgarian
- unéstCzech
- cipioWelsh
- bortføre, kidnappeDanish
- entführenGerman
- απάγωGreek
- forrabiEsperanto
- secuestrar, raptar, abducirSpanish
- ryöstää, abduktoida, siepataFinnish
- enlever, ravirFrench
- elrabol, elmozdítHungarian
- raptar, abduktarIdo
- abdurre, rapire, sottrarre, sequestrareItalian
- 誘拐するJapanese
- RAPTOLatin
- pagrobtiLithuanian
- culikMalay
- ontvoeren, kidnappenDutch
- uprowadzićPolish
- raptar, sequestrar, abduzirPortuguese
- răpi, abduceRomanian
- похитить, похищатьRussian
- dukotTagalog
- bắt cóc, [[rẽ]] [[ra]], [[giạng]] raVietnamese
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