Synonyms and antonyms of To take something away from someone in British Thesaurus

go off with ()

to leave with something that belongs to someone else

seize (verb)

to take something using official power and force

rob (verb)

to take something such as an opportunity, skill, or quality from someone, often in an unfair way

deprive (verb)

if you deprive someone of something, you take it away from them or prevent them from having it

snatch (verb)

to pull or take something away quickly

encroach (verb)

to gradually take something such as power or authority from someone else

repossess (verb)

to take back something that someone had promised to pay you for over a period of time because they are unable to continue paying you for it

confiscate (verb)

to officially remove someone’s possessions for legal reasons or as a punishment

impound (verb)

if the police or other officials impound something, they take it away from someone because they have done something illegal

requisition (verb)

if the army or another group requisitions something, they formally order it to be given to them to be used for official purposes

attach (verb)

legal to take money or property from someone as payment of a debt

attachment (noun)

legal the process of taking money or property from someone as payment of a debt

appropriate (verb)

formal to take something for yourself

appropriation (noun)

formallegal the action of taking something, especially when you have no right to take it

commandeer (verb)

to take something that belongs to someone else

dispossess (verb)

formal to take something valuable such as land away from someone

do out of ()

to stop someone from getting or having something that they should have, especially in a way that is unfair or dishonest

expropriate (verb)

formal to take someone’s land, money, or possessions and use them for public purposes

expropriate (verb)

formal to take something that does not belong to you and use it for yourself

rip (verb)

to take something from someone in a way that seems unfair

sequester (verb)

to sequestrate

sequestrate (verb)

to take someone’s property away from them until they pay the money that they owe

snaffle (verb)

Britishinformal to quickly take something for yourself, especially so that someone else does not get it before you

sneak (verb)

to take someone or something secretly or illegally

strip (verb)

to take something away using force or authority

waltz off with ()

to take something without asking permission

withdraw (verb)

to take something back, or to stop providing something