appropriate | Definition of appropriate

appropriate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of appropriate

1 to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right

archaeologists wrongfully appropriated artifacts excavated at ancient sites for their museums

Synonyms of appropriate

arrogate, commandeer, convert, expropriate, pirate, preempt, press, seize, take over, usurp

Words Related to appropriate

annex, attach, claim, confiscate, impound, repossess, sequester

assume, collar, grab, grasp, snatch, steal, wrench, wrest

despoil, loot, pillage

encroach, infringe, invade, occupy, preoccupy, trespass

embezzle, misapply, misappropriate, misuse, peculate

2 to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep

you can't just appropriate somebody's term paper and put your name on it!

Synonyms of appropriate

boost [slang], filch, heist, hook, lift, misappropriate, nick [British slang], nip, pilfer, pinch, pocket, purloin, rip off, snitch, steal, swipe, thieve

Words Related to appropriate

burglarize, knock over, rob

loot, pillage, plunder, sack

carjack, hijack (also highjack)

poach, rustle, shoplift

collar, grab, grasp, nail, seize, snatch, take

abduct, kidnap, shanghai, spirit

Phrases Synonymous with appropriate

make away with, make off with, run off with, walk off with

Near Antonyms of appropriate

bestow, contribute, donate, give, hand over, present