All carjacking synonyms
car·jack·ing
C c verb carjacking
- steal — to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.
- commandeer — If the armed forces commandeer a vehicle or building owned by someone else, they officially take charge of it so that they can use it.
- kidnap — to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
- carjack — to attack (a driver in a car) in order to rob the driver or to steal the car for another crime
- shanghai — to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs.
- skyjack — to hijack (an airliner), especially in order to hold the passengers and plane for ransom or for political reasons.
noun carjacking
- joyride — a pleasure ride in an automobile, especially when the vehicle is driven recklessly or used without the owner's permission.
- speeding — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
- twoc — taking without owner's consent: the act of breaking into a motor vehicle and driving it away