intercepted

VERB

head off; interrupt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambush arrest block catch cut off deflect hijack prevent seize stop take away

STRONG

appropriate check curb hinder interlope interpose obstruct shortstop take

WEAK

cut in head off at pass make off with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow encourage free give let go release

STRONG

aid assist help keep permit promote refuse reject

WEAK

abet forward

Example Sentences

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intercepted

The boat travelled more than 1,700km downstream towards Kinshasa before being intercepted.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The text specifies that a procedure different to immediate returns at the border applies to those "intercepted on the high seas" because those migrants do not breach physical infrastructure.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Most salvos have been aimed at bases hosting U.S. forces and have been intercepted, U.S. and Jordanian officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Coast Guard says it intercepted a panga boat carrying more than 21 migrants Wednesday more than 70 miles offshore of the Southern California Coast, with one unresponsive man on board who later died.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

He turned and looked at her, and intercepted the look that passed between the two women.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin