Seize Synonyms and Antonyms

sēz
To comprehend
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. grab
  2. perceive
  3. catch
  4. clutch
  5. see
  6. snatch
  7. know
  8. nab
Antonyms:
  1. release
To lay claim to for oneself or as one's right
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. appropriate
  2. arrogate
  3. assume
  4. commandeer
  5. preempt
  6. take
  7. usurp
To take by force
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. apprehend
  2. arrest
  3. appropriate
  4. capture
  5. nab
  6. collar
  7. arrogate
  8. conquer
  9. usurp
  10. abduct
  11. commandeer
  12. confiscate
  13. occupy
  14. bag
  15. claw
  16. take
  17. impound
  18. snatch
  19. intercept
  20. secure
  21. hook
  22. take over
  23. hijack
  24. kidnap
  25. trap
  26. rape
  27. win
  28. take captive
  29. pounce
  30. take-by-storm
  31. take by assault
  32. subdue
  33. overwhelm
  34. overrun
  35. overpower
  36. ambush
  37. incorporate
  38. exact
  39. extend protection to
  40. retake
  41. carry off
  42. force
  43. gain
  44. recapture
  45. take possession of
  46. afflict
  47. pounce on
  48. annex
  49. overcome
  50. steal
  51. purloin
  52. expropriate
  53. attack
  54. seize-upon
  55. pick up
  56. snap-up
  57. bind
  58. throttle
  59. catch
  60. lay-hold-of
  61. lift
  62. clinch
  63. assume
  64. clutch
  65. fasten upon
  66. wrench
  67. bust
  68. snare
  69. comprehend
  70. catch up
  71. jerk
  72. freeze onto
  73. batten on
  74. corral
  75. wring
  76. cull
  77. distrain
  78. get one's clutches on
  79. distress
  80. get one's fingers on
  81. get-one-s-hands-on
  82. embargo
  83. gather
  84. skyjack
  85. grab
  86. carjack
  87. grapple
  88. rustle
  89. grasp
  90. stick up
  91. hold up
  92. grip
  93. swipe
  94. gripe
  95. clap hands on
  96. scramble for
  97. help oneself to
  98. pinch
  99. jump-a-claim
  100. levy
  101. net
  102. run-in
  103. overtake
  104. pillage
  105. possess
  106. preempt
  107. prehend
  108. rapine
  109. sequester
  110. strike
  111. understand
Antonyms:
  1. release
  2. free
  3. liberate
To have a sudden overwhelming effect on
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. catch
  2. strike
  3. take
To take quick and forcible possession of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. confiscate
  2. commandeer
  3. expropriate
  4. impound
  5. grab
  6. attach
  7. snatch
  8. sequester
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. confiscatory
  2. seizing

Words Related to Seize

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. keep
  2. get
  3. law
  4. over
  5. siezed
  6. sieze
  7. plunder
  8. surrender

Seize Sentence Examples

  • Dean decided to seize the moment.

  • Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved!

  • You are in a position to seize its baggage and artillery.

  • Carrara, lord of Padua, attempted to seize Vicenza and Verona.

  • She couldn't let her sense of hope seize her for fear of being devastated.

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