HIJACKING Synonyms
9 hypernyms for hijacking. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for HIJACKING
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| appropriation | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose • incorporation by joining or uniting • a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | ||||||
| seizure | noun n | |||||
noun • a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease • the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property • the act of taking of a person by force • the taking possession of something by legal process | ||||||
| takeover | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force • a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation | ||||||
| commandeering | verb, noun v, n | |||||
verb • take arbitrarily or by force | ||||||
| highjack | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination verb • take arbitrarily or by force | ||||||
| commandeer | verb v | |||||
verb • take arbitrarily or by force | ||||||
| pirate | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own • someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation • a ship that is manned by pirates verb • copy illegally; of published material • take arbitrarily or by force | ||||||