ransomed
Freed for payment
Ransomed describes someone or something that has been freed through payment of a ransom—money or goods demanded for the release of a captive.
A ransomed hostage has been bought back from kidnappers; a ransomed prisoner of war has been exchanged for payment.
The word carries connotations of rescue at a price: The ransomed sailors returned home after months of captivity.
In religious contexts, souls are ransomed from sin through divine sacrifice.
Captive held as security
- kidnappedTaken captive illegally
- abductedTaken by force
- captiveOne held by force
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
seized · held · detained · victim · captor · kidnapper · negotiation · exchange
Freed from danger
- liberatedReleased from confinement
- freedReleased from confinement
- releasedSet free from confinement
- deliveredBrought to recipient
saved · recovered · redeemed · extracted · emancipated · salvation · deliverance · liberation
Forceful request or requirement
- moneyCurrency for transactions
- sumAddition's result
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- cryptocurrencyEncrypted decentralized money
extortion · blackmail · coercion · negotiator · deadline · drop-off · briefcase · unmarked bills
Hostage-taking code
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- cyberattackMalicious digital intrusion
- hackerUnauthorized system accessor
- encryptedTransformed into cipher
decryption · locked · data · files · breach · phishing · infection · cryptocurrency
hostage
Captive held as security
prisoner · seized · held · detained · victim · captor · kidnapper · negotiation · exchange · handover
rescued
Freed from danger
delivered · saved · recovered · redeemed · extracted · emancipated · salvation · deliverance · liberation · rescuer
demand
Forceful request or requirement
cryptocurrency · extortion · blackmail · coercion · negotiator · deadline · drop-off · briefcase · unmarked bills · wire transfer
ransomware
Hostage-taking code
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- cyberattackMalicious digital intrusion
- hackerUnauthorized system accessor
encrypted · decryption · locked · data · files · breach · phishing · infection · cryptocurrency · cybercriminal
- redemptionredemption arc, redeemed, forgiven, saved, moral redemption
ransomedcaptive
One held by force
held · imprisoned · confined · unredeemed · detained
- ransom demandsCaptor's required payment conditions
- ransom noteAbductor's payment demand
- hold to ransomExtort via threat
- king's ransomEnormous sum of money
- held for ransomDetained pending payment
- hold for ransomDetain demanding payment