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. • Seize

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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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How to use hijack in a sentence?

1. James Dawson:

   The FBI respects the peaceful exercise of First Amendment rights, but we will not allow opportunists to hijack peaceful protests to incite violence and destruction of property, we will continue to work with our partners to enforce federal laws prohibiting damage to government facilities and property.

2. Craig Deluz:

   Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom is no stranger to trying to hijack high-profile issues in order to get his name out there, and Senate Pro Tem de Leon doesn't want the Lieutenant Governor to steal his thunder.

3. 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.

4. Jeb Bush:

   If he wins, he will hijack the conservative cause, everyone running for president on the Republican side, as it relates to Donald Trump, is in the witness protection program.

5. Chuck Schumer:

   If Republicans continue to hijack the rules of the chamber to prevent us from protecting our democracy, then the Senate will debate and consider changes to the rules on or before Jan. 17, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.