Synonyms of carjacking

carjacking 1 of 2

noun

as in kidnaping

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kidnaping
• kidnapping
• abduction
• hijacking
• shoplifting
• highjacking
• looting
• pilferage
• rapine
• pilfering
• petit larceny
• burglary
• pillage
• plundering
• spoliation
• robbery
• petty larceny
• poaching
• embezzlement
• despoliation
• shanghaiing
• graft
• rustling
• smuggling
• purloining
• filching
• despoilment
• larceny
• misapplication
• misappropriation
• peculation
• stealing
• embezzling
• housebreaking
• piracy
• banditry
• theft
• thievery
• black marketeering

carjacking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of carjack

as in hijacking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hijacking
• skyjacking
• highjacking
• commandeering
• confiscating
• appropriating
• seizing
• expropriating

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of carjacking

Noun

The incidents – which included assault with a deadly weapon, carjacking and robbery – happened between November 2023 and September of this year, San Jose police Officer Tanya Hernandez said in a news release. —Jason Green, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024

Separately, carjackings are down 16 percent compared with the same period last year, according to county data. —Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 30 July 2024

May 28: Jerrett Dwain Gray Jr., 20, was a suspect in an armed carjacking when he was fatally shot while trying to flee police in the Cavalier Court apartment complex. —Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Oct. 2024

Facebook / East Haven Police Department A man has been arrested after allegedly punching a pregnant woman and biting a medic’s hand in a violent carjacking attempt at a Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru in Connecticut, police said. —Jon Haworth, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024