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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How to use kidnap in a sentence?

1. John Agim:

   They are not a government, they kidnap girls from schools.

2. Richard Trask:

   They discussed possible targets, taking a sitting governor, specifically governors of Michigan and Virginia, over shut down orders, the understanding at the time was to potentially kidnap a sitting governor and remove them from office.

3. Gretchen Whitmer:

   You know, the fact that after a plot to kidnap and to kill me, this is what they come out with. They start attacking me, opposed to what good, decent people would do is to check in and say,' Are you OK ?' Which is what Joe Biden did.

4. Sarah Huckabee Sanders:

   We are allowed to disagree, but we should be able to do so freely and without fear of harm, and this goes for all people regardless of politics. Some have chosen to push hate and vandalism against the restaurant that I was asked to leave from. A Hollywood actor publicly encouraged people to kidnap my children.

5. The ACLU:

   We cannot allow racist and armed vigilantes to kidnap and detain people seeking asylum, we urge you to immediately investigate this atrocious and unlawful conduct.