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DISPOSSESSES Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the word dispossesses. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word dispossesses. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for DISPOSSESSES

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confiscates
verbv
adjective satellite

• surrendered as a penalty

verb

• take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

deprives
verbv
verb

• take away possessions from someone

• keep from having, keeping, or obtaining

• take away

divests
verbv
verb

• take away possessions from someone

• deprive of status or authority

• reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)

• remove (someone's or one's own) clothes

expropriates
verbv
verb

• deprive of possessions

removes
verbv
noun

• degree of figurative distance or separation

verb

• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

• remove from a position or an office

• dispose of

• cause to leave

• shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes

• stay away or leave

• kill intentionally and with premeditation

• get rid of something abstract

robs
verbv
verb

• take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

• rip off; ask an unreasonable price

seizes
verbv
verb

• take hold of; grab

• take or capture by force

• take possession of by force, as after an invasion

• take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

• seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

• hook by a pull on the line

• affect

• capture the attention or imagination of

strips
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a relatively long narrow piece of something

• artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

• an airfield without normal airport facilities

• a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book

• thin piece of wood or metal

• a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music

verb

• take away possessions from someone

• get undressed

• remove the surface from

• remove substances from by a percolating liquid

• lay bare

• steal goods; take as spoils

• remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely

• strip the cured leaves from

• remove the thread (of screws)

• remove a constituent from a liquid

• take off or remove

• draw the last milk (of cows)

• remove (someone's or one's own) clothes

wrests
verbv
verb

• obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically

Best Hypernyms For DISPOSSESSES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for dispossesses, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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deprive divest

Alternatives for CONFISCATES

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