Highjack
Highjack verb - Take arbitrarily or by force.
Kidnap and highjack are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kidnap" instead a verb "Highjack".
Nearby Word: highjacking
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Kidnap and Highjack. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/highjack/kidnap
Highjack & Kidnap. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/highjack/kidnap>.
Kidnap or Highjack. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/highjack/kidnap.
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