Synonyms of preempts

preempts

verb

present tense third-person singular of preempt

as in seizes

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

the thoughtless teenagers had preempted front-row seats that were reserved for the guests of honor

Synonyms & Similar Words

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