EXPROPRIATED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

expropriated

verb

past tense of expropriate

as in seized

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right dissidents were shot, and their lands expropriated under his regime

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as in evicted

to end the occupancy or possession of the state will have to expropriate scores of homeowners in order to build the new road

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as in confiscated

to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority plans by the city to expropriate entire blocks of houses in order to bulldoze them for expansion of the airport

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Recent Examples of expropriated Chávez had ordered all of Venezuela’s ports to be expropriated. — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026 Gray says the project, revolving around an elderly woman seeking revenge on a foreign company that expropriated her land to build a luxury ski resort, offers international casting and co-producer angles but that the configuration will depend on Kawawada’s artistic vision. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026 All were expropriated and razed to the ground. — ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026 Much of the land thus expropriated was then sold cheaply to the Japanese. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026 Much of that early ’Lo gear was boosted from department stores across the New York tristate Area, and ‘Lo Heads ran the risk of their own spoils being expropriated back home. — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2026 After all, Exxon had its oil assets expropriated in Venezuela less than 20 years ago. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026 Both companies have filed arbitration cases against Venezuela seeking billions of dollars in compensation for assets that were expropriated by the government. — Pia Singh, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026 After the 1959 revolution, the state expropriated the ground floor. — Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024

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The latest conflict between the Saudis and the Houthis began last month after the rebels seized key areas along the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a critical waterway for oil shipments.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Another Renoir, a Cézanne and a Matisse were taken from the Magnani Rocca Foundation near Parma, Italy, in March (and also later recovered), while four Renaissance paintings by Antonello da Messina were seized from a Sicilian museum in August.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of seized

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While your parents were together thriving, which is a great story, Sophie Cunningham and her parents were being evicted from their home during the 2008 financial crisis.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Abascal, known widely as Maricarmen, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, two weeks after she was evicted.

— Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of evicted

Verb

Monaco was guaranteed to retain first place with a win, but host Lorient won thanks to a 61st-minute penalty kick converted by Noah Cadiou.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
On the other side, Ole Miss converted nine of its 14 third downs, led by quarterback Trinidad Chambliss’ 255 total yards and four TDs.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of converted

Verb

The absence of Tom Hagen is glaring, as is the loss of Sonny Corleone, whose death in the original film deprived the third installment of another defining character from the Corleone family.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in the high court's 7-2 decision in 2019 that the removal of Black prospective jurors deprived Flowers of a fair trial.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of deprived

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Some anti-hate groups view the use of the nose emoji as antisemitic, while goy is a term that has been appropriated by those who espouse antisemitic views.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
And this year, the Legislature appropriated $29 million to speed up counting much more.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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