Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun carjacking

1 sense of carjacking

Sense 1
carjacking -- (the violent theft of an occupied car)
       => hijack, highjack -- (seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb carjack

1 sense of carjack

Sense 1
carjack -- (take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it; "My car was carjacked last night!")
       => commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirate -- (take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami")