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

Violent crime trends — homicides, carjackings, robberies, and more — declined in D.C. in 2024 after a post-pandemic crime spike. —Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025

Now, the male youth has discovered carjacking, with kids even coming from Washington, D.C., to take advantage of Baltimore’s soft approach on crime. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025

In 2023, police investigated an Oakland robbery crew that would use multiple cars to box in victims, then commit armed carjackings, authorities said at the time. —Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025

During the investigation, officers learned Lymon was a suspect in a recent carjacking in California that resulted in a victim being hospitalized, Buckeye police confirmed. —Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024