Abduct

Synonyms for "abduct" (60 found)

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Closest matches (12)

Verb(5 words)

kidnap seize abduce capturecarry off

carry awaycatch upclasp claw clench clinch clutch

Strong matches (18)

crimp embraceget hold ofgrab grapple grasp grip gripe hug impresslay hands on

Verb(4 words)

drag awaykidnaped kidnapped kidnaps

Noun(2 words)

kidnaping kidnapping

Adjective(1 words)

lateraled

Related words (30)

loot nail nip pillage shanghaisnap upspirit taketake by stormthrottlewhip up

Verb(13 words)

nobble ravish ravished ravishesrun away withseparate shanghaied snatchspirit awayspread steal stretchtake away

Noun(4 words)

rape shanghais spiriting spirits

Adjective(2 words)

ravishing spirited

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6 relation types

More general

6 entries

capture drawlimb movementmovement pull seize

More specific

5 entries

arm abductionfinger abductionkidnappingleg abductionseizure

Collocations

6 entries

abduct a childabduct a personabduct at gunpointabduct by forceabducted by criminalsabduction by aliens

Inflections

3 entries

abducted abducting abducts

Derivations

6 entries

abductee abducting abduction abductive abductively abductor

Antonyms

1 entries

adduct

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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Did aliens really abduct Tom?

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He was trying to abduct that girl.

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Nobody knows how or why, but aliens abduct hundreds of people every year.

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Ziri wanted to abduct Rima's baby.

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