commandeer

Questions about commandeer

What does commandeer mean?

commandeer means "take arbitrarily or by force".

How many syllables are in commandeer?

commandeer has 3 syllables: com-man-deer. The stress falls on "deer". In IPA it is /ˌkɑmənˈdɪɹ/.

What is another word for commandeer?

Close synonyms include hijack, highjack, pirate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is commandeer a common word?

commandeer is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with commandeer?

7 words rhyme with commandeer. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.