Seizing Synonyms and Antonyms

sēzĭng
Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. collaring
  2. bagging
  3. impounding
  4. usurping
  5. appropriating
  6. kidnapping
  7. hijacking
  8. nabbing
  9. clawing
  10. hooking
  11. arrogating
  12. trapping
  13. abducting
  14. intercepting
  15. arresting
  16. confiscating
  17. taking
  18. conquering
  19. commandeering
  20. securing
  21. pinching
  22. preempting
  23. levying
  24. exacting
  25. swiping
  26. understanding
  27. rustling
  28. striking
  29. capturing
  30. culling
  31. snatching
  32. wringing
  33. sequestering
  34. jerking
  35. apprehending
  36. snaring
  37. possessing
  38. pillaging
  39. wrenching
  40. overtaking
  41. netting
  42. lifting
  43. throttling
  44. busting
  45. purloining
  46. stealing
  47. griping
  48. gripping
  49. overcoming
  50. occupying
  51. grasping
  52. grappling
  53. grabbing
  54. recapturing
  55. gathering
  56. distressing
  57. gaining
  58. forcing
  59. comprehending
  60. clutching
  61. clinching
  62. retaking
  63. incorporating
  64. catching
  65. ambushing
  66. binding
  67. overrunning
  68. overwhelming
  69. attacking
  70. subduing
  71. pouncing
  72. winning
  73. annexing
  74. raping
  75. afflicting
  76. overpowering
  77. assuming
Antonyms:
  1. liberating
  2. freeing
  3. releasing
Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. confiscating
  2. snatching
  3. grabbing
  4. sequestering
  5. attaching
  6. impounding
  7. commandeering
Capture the attention or imagination of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. grabbing
  2. knowing
  3. nabbing
  4. snatching
  5. seeing
  6. clutching
  7. catching
  8. perceiving
Antonyms:
  1. releasing
To have a sudden overwhelming effect on
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. taking
  2. striking
  3. catching
To lay claim to for oneself or as one's right
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. commandeering
  2. arrogating
  3. usurping
  4. taking
  5. preempting
  6. assuming
  7. appropriating
The act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. grasping
  2. taking-hold
  3. prehension

Words Related to Seizing

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Seizing Sentence Examples

  • Her laughter lashed out in the clear air, seizing his attention.

  • Trust and seizing the moment are the only chances for success.

  • At last seizing a soldier by his collar he forced him to answer.

  • In 1778 the British authorities had little difficulty in seizing the French settlement of Pondicherry.

  • Whether we look at his pure mathematical or at his physical researches we receive the same impression of Pascal; we see the strongest marks of a great original genius creating new ideas, and seizing upon, mastering, and pursuing farther everything that was fresh and unfamiliar in his time.

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