spirited away
Taken by forces
Spirited away describes being taken suddenly and mysteriously, as if by supernatural forces.
The phrase suggests vanishing without explanation—whisked off by fairies, ghosts, or magic: The children were spirited away in the night.
In ordinary use, it often means removed quickly and secretively: Someone had spirited away all the evidence.
- abductedTaken by force
- taken awayRemoved from possession
- whiskedStirred briskly
- kidnappedTaken captive illegally
- vanishCease to be visible
thin air · transported · absconding · supernatural · ethereal · apparition · otherworldly · phantom · lost · haunting · enchanted · fairy tale · forgotten · evasion · portal · other side · twilight · dreamscape
spirited awayreturned
Went back again
brought back · restored · repatriated · retrieved · came back
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