Seized Synonyms and Antonyms

Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. confiscated
  2. snatched
  3. clutched
  4. sequestered
  5. grabbed
  6. attached
  7. commandeered
  8. impounded
Antonyms:
  1. given
  2. relinquished
  3. released
Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. collared
  2. bagged
  3. impounded
  4. usurped
  5. appropriated
  6. kidnapped
  7. hijacked
  8. nabbed
  9. clawed
  10. hooked
  11. arrogated
  12. trapped
  13. abducted
  14. intercepted
  15. arrested
  16. confiscated
  17. taken
  18. conquered
  19. commandeered
  20. secured
  21. pinched
  22. preempted
  23. levied
  24. exacted
  25. swiped
  26. understood
  27. rustled
  28. struck
  29. captured
  30. culled
  31. snatched
  32. wrung
  33. sequestered
  34. jerked
  35. apprehended
  36. snared
  37. possessed
  38. pillaged
  39. wrenched
  40. overtaken
  41. netted
  42. lifted
  43. throttled
  44. busted
  45. purloined
  46. stolen
  47. griped
  48. gripped
  49. overcome
  50. occupied
  51. grasped
  52. grappled
  53. grabbed
  54. recaptured
  55. gathered
  56. distressed
  57. gained
  58. forced
  59. comprehended
  60. clutched
  61. clinched
  62. retaken
  63. incorporated
  64. caught
  65. ambushed
  66. bound
  67. overrun
  68. overwhelmed
  69. attacked
  70. subdued
  71. pounced
  72. won
  73. annexed
  74. raped
  75. afflicted
  76. overpowered
  77. assumed
Antonyms:
  1. liberated
  2. freed
  3. released
Abduct
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. taken
  2. struck
  3. caught
Antonyms:
  1. released
To get hold of (something moving)
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. nabbed
  2. snatched
  3. grabbed
  4. clutched
  5. caught
Defeated
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. annexed

Words Related to Seized

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.

Seized Sentence Examples

  • The air around her seized her and shoved her to her knees.

  • Mr. O'Hara seized the opportunity to speak.

  • Rhyn seized on his words.

  • Purple magic seized him, bound him, and lifted him into the air.

  • The Other's body seized up then went limp, its head lolling back, as it lost the ability to move.

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