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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of carjacking

Noun

Minutes later, a carjacking was reported around North 11th and Rowland Avenue. —Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2025

According to the latest Baltimore Police Department statistics, carjackings are down 14% across the city this year compared to the same time frame in 2024. —Alexa Ashwell, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2025

The audacious broad-daylight carjacking and grisly murder in Central Florida last spring perplexed law enforcement officials for months. —Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025

Listen to this article A man was arrested Thursday and charged in connection with a carjacking in November in Norwalk where a masked individual stole a vehicle and drove off with someone still in the backseat. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2025