Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spirited (away or off)
Verb
-
His girlfriend, meanwhile, is being held captive by the third in a long line of pirates who have kidnapped her and fallen in love with her beauty.
-
Pluverge, an ice cream maker at Taste the Tropics, came to the United States on asylum after he was kidnapped and tortured by gang members in his home country.
Verb
-
Media attention on the case has waned considerably since mid-February, when the sheriff and FBI released surveillance footage of an armed prowler in a ski mask shown tampering with Nancy Guthrie's doorbell camera shortly before she was abducted.
-
At the time, authorities believed she was abducted after her personal belongings were found strewn near her vehicle and across the parking lot.
Verb
-
Swimply, an Airbnb-style company, is letting people rent out pools and other private spaces, such as tennis and basketball courts.
-
Giordani is also renting out her two-bedroom tiny home during the World Cup.
Verb
-
The Grimm Brothers fairy tale follows a pair of famished siblings who get lost in the woods and entrapped by a child-eating witch, after stumbling upon her cottage made of candy.
-
Ognall said that Stagg had been entrapped, and ruled that any evidence gathered from the operation was inadmissible in court.
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Spirited (away or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spirited%20%28away%20or%20off%29. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
