Kidnap and Return

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Kidnap

Kidnap verb - To carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully.
Usage example: the child of the wealthy industrialist was kidnapped and held for ransom
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Return is an antonym for kidnap.
Nearby Words: kidnapping, kidnapper, kidnaping

Return

Return verb - To bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place.
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Synonyms for Return
Antonyms for Return
Kidnap is an antonym for return.
Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner
Similar words of kidnap

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Common collocations

baby kidnap baby return baby
man kidnap man return man
people kidnap people return people
someone kidnap someone return someone
Other words: rest, time, way.

Both words in one sentence

  • Egg Sitting First they try to kidnap a rich, bratty neighbor's two nasty cats, then are forced to return them and use the eggs.
    Source: Egg Sitting
  • Insane No More Harley thinks she's being arrested again, panics and sets off a chain of events that cause her to kidnap Veronica Vreeland and subsequently return to crime.
    Source: Insane No More
  • Sadly, he comes back just in time to see Yang's return as she and her slaves attacks Yan De's dojo and kidnap his daughter, Xiao, at the same time releasing the spirit of the evil Meng Wei.
    Source: Video Game / Swords Of Destiny
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