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Synonyms of misappropriate

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Another word for misappropriate is embezzle. Other synonyms of misappropriate are misuse, defalcate, peculate and siphon.

Synonyms and similar words for misappropriate

verbTo take something for wrong or illegal purposes.

verbTo embezzle.

  • defalcateTo misappropriate funds; to embezzle.
  • embezzleTo steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for...
  • peculateTo embezzle.
  • siphonTo steal or skim off something, such as money, in small amounts; to embezzle.

Meaning of misappropriate

  1. verb To take something for wrong or illegal purposes.
  2. verb To embezzle.

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Questions about synonyms of misappropriate

What is another word for misappropriate?
Misappropriate has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as embezzle, misuse, defalcate, peculate and siphon.
What does misappropriate mean?
Misappropriate means to take something for wrong or illegal purposes.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: misappropriate (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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