Synonyms of appropriates

appropriates

verb

present tense third-person singular of appropriate

1

as in seizes

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right

archaeologists wrongfully appropriated artifacts excavated at ancient sites for their museums

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seizes
• confiscates
• usurps
• occupies
• steals
• grabs
• commandeers
• preempts
• converts
• arrogates
• claims
• assumes
• invades
• expropriates
• annexes
• snatches
• attaches
• presses
• pirates
• takes over
• loots
• sequesters
• repossesses
• grasps
• impounds
• misappropriates
• encroaches
• despoils
• infringes
• pillages
• misapplies
• wrests
• preoccupies
• embezzles
• misuses
• trespasses
• wrenches
• collars
• peculates

2

as in steals

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep

you can't just appropriate somebody's term paper and put your name on it!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steals
• misappropriates
• swipes
• robs
• pilfers
• grabs
• lifts
• filches
• purloins
• snatches
• pinches
• hijacks
• thieves
• hooks
• pockets
• boosts
• takes
• makes off with
• rips off
• runs off with
• snitches
• makes away with
• plunders
• nicks
• walks off with
• nips
• seizes
• picks
• loots
• pillages
• heists
• burglarizes
• grasps
• abducts
• kidnaps
• rustles
• sacks
• shoplifts
• poaches
• knocks over
• rifles
• highjacks
• carjacks
• spirits
• nails
• sponges
• collars
• mooches
• shanghais

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buys
• purchases
• presents
• contributes
• gives
• bestows
• donates
• hands over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of appropriates

Then, once a federal program is authorized, Congress appropriates money each year to fund its operations. —Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024

Each fiscal year, Congress appropriates funds for federal agencies to operate. —Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024

Unlike many other states, New Mexico’s legislature directly appropriates operating revenue to the athletic departments of its two FBS schools, NMSU and the University of New Mexico. —Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019