Synonyms for ransom
ˈræn səmran·som

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1. ransom

   Synonyms:
   redeem, release, indemnify, emancipate, free, liberate, unfetter, redeem

   Antonyms:
   prosecute, indict, fine, mulct, forfeit, damnify

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1. ransom, ransom moneynoun

   money demanded for the return of a captured person

   Synonyms:
   ransom money

2. ransomnoun

   payment for the release of someone

   Synonyms:
   ransom money

3. ransomverb

   the act of freeing from captivity or punishment

   Synonyms:
   ransom money

4. ransom, redeemverb

   exchange or buy back for money; under threat

   Synonyms:
   save, pay off, deliver, redeem

Matched Categories

1. • Crime
   • Exchange
   • Payment

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1. ransomnoun

   Synonyms:
   price of redemption

2. ransomnoun

   Synonyms:
   release, liberation, redemption

3. ransomverb

   Synonyms:
   redeem

4. ransomverb

   Synonyms:
   rescue, liberate, deliver

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1. ransomnoun

   Synonyms:
   release, liberation, redemption, deliverance

2. ransomverb

   Synonyms:
   redeem, rescue, liberate, deliver

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1. List of paraphrases for "ransom":

   rance, rescue, bailout, hostage, spice, bail-out, blackmail

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1. List of known nicknames for "Ransom":

   A-Team Ransom

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1. Protester Beth Dori:

   The ransom is for us to stop fighting. They want to bring the Brazilian people to their knees. they did this so they could do what theyre doing now with social security and workers rights laws.

2. Raul Rocha:

   These days, more of our cases involve ransom, criminals are using the owner's attachment to the dog to ensure payment.

3. Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg:

   This is a matter that the government is taking very seriously. We neither can nor will give in to pressure from terrorists and criminals. Norway does not pay ransom, this is a principle we cannot depart from in the face of cynical terrorists. Payment of ransom would increase the risk that other Norwegian nationals will be taken hostage.

4. Gretchen Whitmer:

   They weren’t planning to ransom me, they weren’t going to keep me, they were planning to assassinate me. And the plot has been covered as a kidnapping plot, there was one person who showed up on, you know, on a Supreme Court justice’s lawn and turned himself in, and it was covered as an assassination attempt. And so I think that when you look at the facts of both of those, and you see how differently they’re covered, I do, you know, have concern about the language that we use, especially when women are a target as opposed to men.

5. Maisie Pigeon:

   Kidnap-for-ransom continues to plague the region, which is a trend that has unfortunately continued from 2016.