misappropriate | Definition of misappropriate

Synonyms and Antonyms of misappropriate

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

a financial manager misappropriating funds from her clients' accounts

Synonyms of misappropriate

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

Words Related to misappropriate

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 misappropriate

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

Near Antonyms of misappropriate

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