🔄 Synonyms of "Highjack"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| commandeerverb | (transitive) To seize for military use. |
| expropriateverb | (transitive) To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use. |
| piratenoun | (crime) A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns. |
| hijackverb | To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat). |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Highjack"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| hijackverb | To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat). |
| commandeerverb | (transitive) To seize for military use. |
| expropriateverb | (transitive) To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use. |
| piratenoun | (crime) A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns. |
| misappropriateverb | (transitive) To take something for wrong or illegal purposes. |
| deflectverb | (transitive) To make (something) deviate from its original path or position. |
| divertverb | (transitive) To turn aside from a course. |
| avertverb | (transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of. |
| distractverb | (transitive) To divert the attention of. |
| detractverb | (transitive) To take credit or reputation from; to derogate; to defame or decry. |
| sidetrackverb | An alternate train of thought, issue, topic, or activity, that is a deviation or distraction from the topic at hand or central activity, and secondary or subordinate in importance or effectiveness. |
| hi-jacknoun | Alternative spelling of hijack. [An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.] |
| highjackernoun | Alternative spelling of hijacker. [Someone who hijacks.] |
| car-jackingnoun | Alternative spelling of carjacking. [The violent hijacking of a vehicle and sometimes its driver.] |
| highway-robberynoun | Alternative form of highway robbery. [(historical, literal) The act of robbing a traveler on a public road.] |
| jumpstartnoun | Alternative form of jump-start. [The process or result of jump-starting a motor vehicle.] |
| hi-jinxnoun | Alternative spelling of high jinks (alternative form of hijinx). [(Scotland, games, historical) An old Scottish parlour game in which people were chosen, usually by throwing dice, to perform some humorous act or drink a large amount of an alcoholic beverage, with a forfeit if they were unable to do so.] |
| jump startnoun | Alternative form of jump-start. [The process or result of jump-starting a motor vehicle.] |
| hitch-hikernoun | Alternative spelling of hitchhiker. [A person or thing that hitchhikes.] |
| hijinxnoun | (chiefly humorous) Alternative spelling of high jinks. [(Scotland, games, historical) An old Scottish parlour game in which people were chosen, usually by throwing dice, to perform some humorous act or drink a large amount of an alcoholic beverage, with a forfeit if they were unable to do so.] |
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