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Definitions

highjack

VERB
usurp
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annex preempt supplant wrest
STRONG
appropriate arrogate assume commandeer displace grab seize swipe take
WEAK
accroach barge in butt in clap hands on cut out elbow in get hands on grab hold of infringe upon lay hold of muscle in squeeze in work in worm in
Antonyms
STRONG
give keep leave let go offer refuse reject release
WEAK
give in relinquish surrender

Example Sentences

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"He didn't try to highjack anything or make it about himself."

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2017

One upsetting encounter in the morning might highjack your mood for the rest of your working hours, and maybe even after you've headed home for the evening.

From US News • Jun. 13, 2016

Jealous ministries have been known to swoop in and highjack such successful independent ventures and transform them into meaningless self-congratulatory circuses.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2013

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.