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Synonyms for Ransom
ˈræn səmran·som

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.5 / 2 votes

  1. ransom

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

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

Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 2 votes

  1. ransom, ransom moneynoun

    money demanded for the return of a captured person

    Synonyms:
    ransom money, ransom

  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, ransom

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. ransomnoun

    Synonyms:
    price of redemption

  2. ransomnoun

    Synonyms:
    release, liberation, redemption

  3. ransomverb

    Synonyms:
    redeem

  4. ransomverb

    Synonyms:
    rescue, liberate, deliver

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 1 vote

  1. ransomnoun

    Synonyms:
    release, liberation, redemption, deliverance

  2. ransomverb

    Synonyms:
    redeem, rescue, liberate, deliver

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "ransom":

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

Nicknames0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of known nicknames for "Ransom":

    A-Team Ransom

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Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#42free
#400save
#625release
#3338deliver
#4572rescue
#6061redeem
#7925spice
#17017hostage
#21413ransom
#24417indemnify
#34171blackmail
#35984liberate
#65995rance
#66530bailout
#138553emancipate

How to use Ransom in a sentence?

  1. Sidney Jones:

    This ransom business has been hugely successful for Abu Sayyaf ... it's gotten them lots of money and freedom to operate.

  2. John Fetterman:

    I've always supported fracking and I always believe that independence with our energy is critical, and we can't be held, you know, ransom to somebody like Russia, i've always believed that energy independence is critical and I've always believed that — and I do support fracking, never taken any money from their industry, but I support how critical it is that we produce our energy and create energy independence.

  3. Diane Foley:

    We were told we could not raise ransom, that it was illegal. We might be prosecuted.

  4. Pablo Escobar:

    Haji Bashir Noorzai, currently serving a life sentence in the United States, for all the Americans was possible. Instead, Bergdahl was traded for five senior Taliban leaders who had been serving indefinite sentences at the U.S. military’s prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- a deal he said had been rejected by senior U.S. officials years ago. My team had a difficult mission and I used all legal means available to recover the hostages. You, the Congress, were my last resort, i am before you because I did my duty and you need to ensure all in uniform can go on doing their duty without fear of reprisal. He said he is being retaliated against because the FBI and others were angry when Duncan Hunter revealed the Defense Department had tried to pay a ransom for Bergdahl, which is against U.S. law. Jason Amerine said Jason Amerine drew their ire when Duncan Hunter submitted a complaint to the Inspector General alleging an.

  5. Daniel Tobok:

    Baltimore is playing with time, they are going to come to a point where they have two choices - A. The (ransom demands) are going to skyrocket or B. The hackers will shut down the account they have been using and move out.


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