to abduct

Examples

• All

• Authorities believe that the man arrested is responsible for abducting several people in the area over the past few weeks.

• Everyone is safe, except one young woman who was abducted.

  The Phantom (1996)

• I got abducted and I was threatened.

  Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

• He tried to abduct me from the mall.

  Man of the Year (2006)

• Do you remember Brian Mitchell who abducted Elizabeth Smart?

• They're basically trying to find out who abducted these girls.

  Zoella

• The police are investigating the case of a young girl who was abducted while walking home from school.

• After the famous celebrity was abducted, a ransom note was left at her house demanding money for her return.

Synonyms

C

to capture

vsto abduct

884 2.8

To catch and take control of someone or something after a chase

focuses on taking someone unlawfully to demand ransom or by deception

K

to kidnap

vsto abduct

• NSFW

632 4.0

Take someone away by force to demand money or other conditions

includes deception and wider criminal motives beyond just money demands

S

to snatch

vsto abduct

• NSFW

55 7.2

To take someone away by force to ask for money

may involve trickery or broader criminal motives beyond ransom demand

Antonyms

R

to release

∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

R

to return

∞ 1.0

Give something back to its owner or the place it came from

How Secret

to spirit off

1 9.4

to abduct

• NSFW

180 8.0

to take away

795 2.3

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