EXPROPRIATING Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

expropriating

verb

present participle of expropriate

as in seizing

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right dissidents were shot, and their lands expropriated under his regime

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as in evicting

to end the occupancy or possession of the state will have to expropriate scores of homeowners in order to build the new road

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as in confiscating

to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority plans by the city to expropriate entire blocks of houses in order to bulldoze them for expansion of the airport

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Recent Examples of expropriating In his view, the administration is effectively expropriating the decision-making power of owners and handing it to the state. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026

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Verb

At the same time, seizing damaged assets could bring another financial burden.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Hull were, unsurprisingly, the opposite, playing with urgency on the ball and seizing the opportunity to hurt United at set pieces.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of seizing

Verb

The draft ordinance would require landlords to provide a valid reason before evicting a tenant or declining to renew their lease.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Now that same board is evicting Aust and nearly 100 other patients from the Silverado Beach Cities Memory Care Community.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of evicting

Verb

And confiscating them would be legally and diplomatically more complicated than simply freezing them.

— Magdalena Del Valle, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Vendors said enforcement sweeps that began earlier this year have threatened their livelihoods, with authorities confiscating vending equipment and, in some cases, destroying it.

— Da Lin, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of confiscating

Verb

Mandi was in control of the ball, going nowhere fast, and there was little prospect of dispossessing him from Messi’s position.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 17 June 2026
How a state comes to control another land and its people, sometimes slowly dispossessing the natives of their lands, sometimes laying waste to them, sometimes committing genocide.

— Philip Metres August 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025

Definition of dispossessing

Verb

In this way, the tech is being used to elevate human intelligence, rather than usurping it.

— William Jones, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Eggers made his name by deriding, and then usurping, the literary establishment, in the process defying the tired binary of pure artist versus sellout.

— Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

Definition of usurping

Verb

Perpetuals never expire, negating the need to roll contracts and depriving exchanges of a lucrative revenue stream.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
This political uncertainty makes US suppliers seem unreliable, fostering competition and depriving American firms of invaluable insights.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of depriving

Verb

One of the more memorable instances finds Cole grabbing an open padlock off a door and using it to belt an opponent across the face before hooking the shackle into the dude’s mouth and using it to rip open his cheek.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
But everything points to his being ready for Week 1, and Jones already didn’t run as much between the 10s last year, so a free ticket on a potential fringe-QB1 is worth grabbing.

— Jake Ciely, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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