Ransom and Retrieve

Ransom

Ransom verb - To free from captivity or punishment by paying a price.
Usage example: the prince emptied the treasury to ransom his son from the kidnappers

Retrieve and ransom are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retrieve" instead a verb "Ransom".

Nearby Words: ransomed, ransoming

Retrieve

Retrieve verb - To get again in one's possession.

Ransom and retrieve are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ransom" instead a verb "Retrieve".

Common collocations

device ransom device retrieve device
wife ransom wife retrieve wife
body ransom body retrieve body
jewels ransom jewels retrieve jewels
Other words: time, corpse, diamond.
Cite this Source
Retrieve and Ransom. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ransom/retrieve
Ransom & Retrieve. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ransom/retrieve>.
Retrieve or Ransom. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ransom/retrieve.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "ransom" and "retrieve" have occurred on timeline