Synonyms for hijack
ˈhaɪˌdʒækhi·jack

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1. hijack, highjackverb

   seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination

   Synonyms:
   highjack

2. commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirateverb

   take arbitrarily or by force

   "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"

   Synonyms:
   commandeer, highjack, pirate

3. hijackverb

   seize control of

   "they hijacked the judicial process"

   Synonyms:
   commandeer, highjack, pirate

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1. co-opt

   to appropriate for one's own purpose

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "hijack":

   divert, kidnapping, kidnap, kidnapped, diversion, abduction, hijacking, distract, deflect, abduct, usurp

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1. Matthew McConaughey:

   'Something' has been done in the effort to stop some of the deranged individuals that, with every horrific act, abuse and hijack the Second Amendment, 'Something' has moved that we hope can help deliver on our shared effort to make the loss of so many lives matter.

2. President George W. Bush:

   The terrorists are traitors to their own faith, trying, in effect, to hijack Islam itself. The enemy of America is not our many Muslim friends; it is not our many Arab friends. Our enemy is a radical network of terrorists, and every government that supports them.

3. Jeb Bush:

   I'm a joyful warrior, there is a difference between just sitting back and watching someone try to hijack a party that I believe will allow people to rise up again.

4. Jeb Bush:

   It bothers me that someone comes to hijack that cause, donald Trump's not a conservative, and he's not a steady hand for sure, and he's not a servant. It's all about him and I'm the only guy going after him. I don't feel like, that he's intimidating. He's a bully. Punch him back in the nose.

5. Executive Philippe Dauman:

   Shari Redstone is attempting to illegally hijack Shari Redstone father's well-established estate plan, we will continue to have great respect and affection for Mr. Shari Redstone, but he is clearly being manipulated by Sumner Redstone daughter Shari, Sumner Redstone daughter Shari.