preempt | Definition of preempt

Synonyms and Antonyms of preempt

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

the thoughtless teenagers had preempted front-row seats that were reserved for the guests of honor

Synonyms of preempt

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

Words Related to preempt

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