shanghaiing 1 of 2

noun

Definition of shanghaiingnext
as in impressment

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

shanghaiing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of shanghai
1
as in waylaying

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in deceiving

Synonyms & Similar Words

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shanghaiing
  1. impressment
  2. deceiving
  3. capturing
  4. seizure
  5. seizing
  6. abducting
  7. fooling
  8. scheming
Noun
  • The United States declared war on Great Britain after more incidents of naval impressment, trade restrictions, and the British attack of the Chesapeake.
    Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 14 Nov. 2024
  • In fact, by the late summer of 1812, the British had eliminated the orders in council, leaving impressment as the only unresolved issue of any consequence.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2012
Definition of impressment
Verb
  • What were once simple schemes have now turned into complex operations capable of deceiving even the most tech-savvy individuals.
    Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
  • And what happens next is so deceiving.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of deceiving
Verb
  • Involve your internal controls and sustainability functions early to establish effective processes for capturing and reporting data to stakeholders.
    Tracy Price, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Photographers Gaze Just in time for Christmas, the Parisian heritage house has brought out a new book, capturing some of its most extraordinary diamond jewels, as seen by different photographers from the 1930s to the present day.
    Kate Matthams, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of capturing
Noun
  • And only one seizure of fentanyl – roughly a quarter of a pound – was reported since fiscal year 2017.
    Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Caffeine can lead to restlessness, rapid breathing and seizures.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of seizure
Verb
  • In 2021, Attorney General Merrick Garland implemented new policies prohibiting prosecutors from secretly seizing reporters' records, except under extraordinary circumstances.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel’s military is temporarily seizing control of the buffer zone, saying the disengagement agreement has collapsed with the rebel takeover of Syria.
    Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of seizing
Verb
  • While speaking about immigration, the former president repeated a story that had been circulating on social media that alleged that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, were abducting and eating people's pets.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Those pledges have been paired with a number of false claims about migrants, including the amplification of a conspiracy theory that accused Haitian migrants of abducting and eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.
    Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of abducting
Verb
  • At one point, Stevenson, who is entering his second season, even let out a deep sigh when asked about the difficulty of covering Allen, a seasoned vet skilled in fooling defensive backs.
    Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
  • Feminist activism wasn’t based on fooling women to give up something great.
    Marissa C. Rhodes / Made by History, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of fooling
Verb
  • Piñate and the two Smartmatic executives have been accused of scheming to pay more than $1 million in bribes to a Filipino election official to deploy Smartmatic voting machines and pay promptly for them, the indictment says.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Amy and Brian Scott have been scheming like criminals for four fortnights to set up their Swiftmas house in Naperville, Illinois.
    Bryan West, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of scheming
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near shanghaiing

shanghaied

shanghaiing

shanghais

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Shanghaiing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shanghaiing. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Copy Citation

Share

More from Merriam-Webster on shanghaiing

Nglish: Translation of shanghaiing for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

Point of View: It's Personal

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Words You Always Have to Look Up
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

8 Words with Fascinating Histories

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

Birds Say the Darndest Things

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)

10 Scrabble Words Without Any Vowels
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
naughty or nice
Are you naughty or nice? Quiz He's making a quiz, and checking it twice...