Synonyms of commandeered

commandeered

verb

past tense of commandeer

1

as in hijacked

to take control of (a vehicle) by force

an airliner commandeered by terrorists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hijacked
• highjacked
• seized
• confiscated
• appropriated
• carjacked
• skyjacked
• expropriated

2

as in seized

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right

commandeered all of the equipment, as if the chem lab belonged solely to him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seized
• confiscated
• converted
• usurped
• grabbed
• occupied
• stole
• claimed
• appropriated
• invaded
• assumed
• preempted
• pirated
• annexed
• arrogated
• expropriated
• snatched
• took over
• pressed
• looted
• attached
• sequestered
• pillaged
• impounded
• repossessed
• wrenched
• grasped
• encroached
• wrested
• trespassed
• preoccupied
• collared
• despoiled
• infringed
• misused
• embezzled
• misappropriated
• misapplied
• peculated