Synonyms for kidnap
ˈkɪd næpkid·nap

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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, rook, abduct, swindle, bunco, snarf, purloin, pinch, nobble, gyp, goldbrick, victimize, mulct, hook, lift, diddle, gip, short-change, snatch, swipe, defraud, pilfer, sneak, snap, abstract

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1. kidnapverb

   Synonyms:
   abduct (any human being), carry off, steal away, run off with

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1. kidnapverb

   Synonyms:
   abduct

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1. List of paraphrases for "kidnap":

   kidnapping, abduction, abduct, kidnapped, kidnaps, abducted, hijack, hijacking, kidnappings, abductions, snatch, remove

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1. Tom Jennings:

   In the several months before they kidnapped Patty Hearst, two of their members were arrested and eventually convicted of murdering an Oakland school official, that set the table in the sense that these people were very capable of committing violence. Patty Hearst kidnap letter. ( Courtesy of Smithsonian Channel) And so Patty Hearst comes along and it was a very opportunistic way for them to put themselves on the front page of newspapers every day … They were certainly good at playing the media to their benefit back then.

2. Maisie Pigeon:

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

3. Miguel Cabrera:

   I am tired of hearing that they are going to kidnap my mother, and I don’t know whether it is a policeman or a bad guy, I don’t know who they are, all I know is if I don’t pay, those people disappear.

4. Vallejo Police Lt. Kenny Park:

   Ms. Huskins' whereabouts are unknown, and we are treating this matter as a kidnap for ransom, we're worried about Ms. Huskins' welfare. We don't know where she's at. And that's why we're coming to the public asking for their help.

5. Barron County:

   Jayme was the target, the suspect had specific intentions to kidnap Jayme and went to great lengths to prepare to take her.