Synonyms of misappropriated

misappropriated

verb

past tense of misappropriate

as in stole

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

a financial manager misappropriating funds from her clients' accounts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stole
• appropriated
• swiped
• pilfered
• filched
• robbed
• lifted
• grabbed
• purloined
• pocketed
• snatched
• nicked
• pinched
• ripped off
• hijacked
• thieved
• snitched
• hooked
• boosted
• nipped
• made away with
• made off with
• looted
• seized
• heisted
• plundered
• ran off with
• took
• pillaged
• picked
• walked off with
• sacked
• burglarized
• knocked over
• poached
• kidnapped
• rifled
• rustled
• grasped
• abducted
• shoplifted
• nailed
• carjacked
• spirited
• collared
• sponged
• shanghaied
• mooched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purchased
• bought
• presented
• contributed
• gave
• donated
• bestowed
• handed over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misappropriated

Court findings, shared in 2025, showed that nearly 72% of the sheriff’s office spending was misattributed or misappropriated. — Yana Kunichoff, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2026

That’s one reason there are so many arguments over the value of a team, or an athlete, or sports more generally, as more and more money chases something essentially priceless—or misappropriated, depending on your view. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Every dollar misappropriated by a fraudulent operator is a dollar taken directly from an individual struggling with depression, addiction or severe mental illness. — Richard Popiel, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

After a grand jury report found that Florida misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money, the DeSantis administration is arguing that the anonymous leak of the report was the only crime committed. — Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Three months ago, a DHS employee was found to have misappropriated almost $2 million from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. — Brenna Witchey, Oklahoma Watch, 25 Aug. 2026

The judge, however, said Monday that Ramco failed to offer evidence that Prasad misappropriated hospital funds. — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026

The court also discovered that Shi misappropriated funds amounting to about $22 million for personal use for more than three months without repayment between 2012 and 2022, among other findings, the report added. — Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026

The money was instead misappropriated for her own benefit, with significant sums of the fraud redirected to gambling expenses. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 20 May 2026