Synonyms for abduct
æbˈdʌktabduct

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1. abductverb

   Synonyms:
   seize, kidnap

2. abductverb

   To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.

   Synonyms:
   seize, kidnap

3. abductverb

   To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position; to move similar parts apart.

   Synonyms:
   seize, kidnap

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1. kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatchverb

   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, abstract

   Antonyms:
   adduct

2. abductverb

   pull away from the body

   "this muscle abducts"

   Synonyms:
   kidnap, snatch, nobble

   Antonyms:
   adduct

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1. abductverb

   Synonyms:
   kidnap, carry off, run away with, run off with

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1. List of paraphrases for "abduct":

   kidnap, kidnapping, hijack, remove

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How to use abduct in a sentence?

1. Rick Rahn:

   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.

2. Rick Rahn:

   I can't really speak to you about the motive, i can just tell you it seems that he followed Mollie Tibbetts and seemed to be drawn to Mollie Tibbetts on that particular day and for whatever reason he chose to abduct Mollie Tibbetts.

3. Police Carl Frost:

   Surratt's M.O. was rape; [it] was his motivating force. His M.O. was if there [weren't] children in the house, he would kill any threats – as in any men – and then he would rape the wife and then kill her there … If there were children in the home, he would kill the man and abduct the wife and kill her elsewhere – never bothered the kids … That was his pattern in all of them.

4. Rick Rahn:

   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.

5. Chris Patten:

   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 ?