Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to kidnap
Participle: kidnapped
Gerund: kidnapping
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | kidnap |
| you | kidnap |
| he;she;it | kidnaps |
| we | kidnap |
| you | kidnap |
| they | kidnap |
Perfect
| I | have kidnapped |
| you | have kidnapped |
| he;she;it | has kidnapped |
| we | have kidnapped |
| you | have kidnapped |
| they | have kidnapped |
Past
| I | kidnapped |
| you | kidnapped |
| he;she;it | kidnapped |
| we | kidnapped |
| you | kidnapped |
| they | kidnapped |
Pluperfect
| I | had kidnapped |
| you | had kidnapped |
| he;she;it | had kidnapped |
| we | had kidnapped |
| you | had kidnapped |
| they | had kidnapped |
Future
| I | will kidnap |
| you | will kidnap |
| he;she;it | will kidnap |
| we | will kidnap |
| you | will kidnap |
| they | will kidnap |
Future Perfect
| I | will have kidnapped |
| you | will have kidnapped |
| he;she;it | will have kidnapped |
| we | will have kidnapped |
| you | will have kidnapped |
| they | will have kidnapped |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | kidnap |
| you | kidnap |
| he;she;it | kidnap |
| we | kidnap |
| you | kidnap |
| they | kidnap |
Perfect
| I | have kidnapped |
| you | have kidnapped |
| he;she;it | have kidnapped |
| we | have kidnapped |
| you | have kidnapped |
| they | have kidnapped |
Imperfect
| I | kidnapped |
| you | kidnapped |
| he;she;it | kidnapped |
| we | kidnapped |
| you | kidnapped |
| they | kidnapped |
Pluperfect
| I | had kidnapped |
| you | had kidnapped |
| he;she;it | had kidnapped |
| we | had kidnapped |
| you | had kidnapped |
| they | had kidnapped |
Conditional
Present
| I | would kidnap |
| you | would kidnap |
| he;she;it | would kidnap |
| we | would kidnap |
| you | would kidnap |
| they | would kidnap |
Perfect
| I | would have kidnapped |
| you | would have kidnapped |
| he;she;it | would have kidnapped |
| we | would have kidnapped |
| you | would have kidnapped |
| they | would have kidnapped |
Imperative
| you | kidnap |
| we | Let's kidnap |
| you | kidnap |
Verbs conjugated like 'kidnap'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'kidnap'
birdnap,
knap,
rekidnap,
carnap,
catnap,
dap,
drap,
giddyap,
ixnay,
kid,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to take something that does not belong to one
- abduct, abstract, appropriate, bag, bandit, bone, boost, borrow, burglarize, burgle, cheat, chore, convert, cop, cozen, crib, embezzle, filch, fleece, flog, gaffle, half-inch, heist, jack, knock off, kype, kyper, liberate, lift, loot, make off with, mill, misappropriate, moonlight requisition, nick, own, peculate, pickpocket, pilfer, pillage, pinch, pirate, plunder, poach, pocket, prig, purloin, raid, ransack, rape, reave, rip, rip off, rob, run off with, snag, snatch, steal, swindle, swipe, thieve, walk off with
- abduct
- capture, snatch, waylay, seduce, spirit
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From kid + nap (“to nab; to grab”). Originally Thieves' cant, referring to the practice of stealing children and shipping them to colonies or plantations as laborers. First attested c. 1680.
Verbs referencing "kidnap"
French
kidnapper, Norwegian
kidnappe, Swedish
kidnappa, Dutch
kidnappen, German, old spelling
kidnappen, Serbo-Croatian
kidnapirati, Serbo-Croatian
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Sample Sentences
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Hello, ladies! How’s the Big Apple?
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Rotten, Jerry! Clover's been kidnapped!
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Oh, dear! That's the second time this month! [2002 September 6, Michelle and Robert Lamoreaux, “Model Citizens”, in Totally Spies!, season 1, episode 9, spoken by Alexandra “Alex” (Jess Harnell as Jerry and Katie Leigh), Marathon Media, via Teletoon:]
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Angrest, a soldier, was kidnapped from his tank at the Nahal Oz base when it was attacked by Hamas. [2025 March 7, ToI staff, JTA, “The next 24: These are the remaining hostages presumed alive in Gaza”, in The Times of Israel, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2025:]