Synonyms of abduct

abduct

verb

ab-ˈdəkt 

as in to kidnap

to carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully

the gangsters planned to abduct the industrialist's young daughter and demand a huge ransom from her family

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kidnap
• capture
• seize
• run off with
• make away with
• snatch
• waylay
• impress
• make off with
• steal
• spirit
• hijack
• crimp
• abscond (with)
• shanghai
• highjack
• take
• catch
• cop

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deliver
• return
• redeem
• rescue
• restore
• ransom

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abduct

Bibas was abducted along with his wife, Shiri, and their two sons, Kfir, who was nearly 9 months old at the time and would have turned 2 this month, and Ariel, now 5. —NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025

Around 250 were abducted when Hamas stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians. —Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025

Fifteen hostages and hundreds of prisoners have been released so far, and militants still hold dozens more hostages abducted in their Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war. —Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 31 Jan. 2025

The vehicles were stopped by officers, and the woman who was allegedly abducted was taken from the Toyota. —Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025