Synonyms of misappropriate

misappropriate

verb

ˌmi-sə-ˈprō-prē-ˌāt 

as in to steal

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep

a financial manager misappropriating funds from her clients' accounts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steal
• pilfer
• swipe
• rob
• filch
• appropriate
• grab
• purloin
• snatch
• lift
• snitch
• thieve
• rip off
• hijack
• pinch
• nick
• pocket
• hook
• boost
• make away with
• nip
• walk off with
• run off with
• make off with
• plunder
• take
• seize
• pick
• pillage
• heist
• burglarize
• loot
• sack
• poach
• shoplift
• knock over
• highjack
• kidnap
• abduct
• spirit
• rustle
• rifle
• grasp
• carjack
• collar
• sponge
• nail
• mooch
• shanghai

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buy
• purchase
• give
• contribute
• present
• bestow
• donate
• hand over

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of misappropriate

Toya Robertson, a former employee of the Orleans Parish sheriff's office, was arrested on several charges relating to a scheme to misappropriate more than $90,000 from the Louisiana agency's Inmate Trust Fund, according to a news release. —Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Dec. 2024

The investigation revealed that the Viet America Society, a nonprofit touted by Do that's meant to provide meals for elderly and disabled residents, misappropriated nearly $10 million with only a fraction of the money going toward its intended purpose. —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024

Originally Published: August 6, 2024 at 12:16 p.m. Most Popular Most Popular Tropical Storm Debby brings ‘torrential rains’ while slowly moving across Georgia Tropical Storm Debby brings ‘torrential rains’ while slowly moving across Georgia A Fort Lauderdale attorney misappropriated $612,000. —David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024

Beginning in 2016, Ameer misappropriated at least $38,500 from the WSC and used the funds for personal expenses, according to federal authorities. —Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2024