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

1 sense of ransom

Sense 1
ransom, redeem -- (exchange or buy back for money; under threat)
       => exchange, change, interchange -- (give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year")

Antonyms of adj ransomed

2 senses of ransomed

Sense 1
ransomed, redeemed -- (saved from the bondage of sin)

INDIRECT (VIA saved) -> lost -- (spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed; "lost souls"; "a lost generation"; "a lost ship"; "the lost platoon")

Sense 2
ransomed -- (reclaimed by payment of a ransom)

INDIRECT (VIA saved) -> lost -- (spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed; "lost souls"; "a lost generation"; "a lost ship"; "the lost platoon")

Similarity of adj ransomed

2 senses of ransomed

Sense 1
ransomed, redeemed -- (saved from the bondage of sin)
       => saved (vs. lost) -- (rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin; "a saved soul")

Sense 2
ransomed -- (reclaimed by payment of a ransom)
       => saved (vs. lost) -- (rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin; "a saved soul")