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seizing

[see-zing] / ˈsi zɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
retaining
Synonyms
STRONG
accommodating arresting cherishing commemorating confining embracing employing engaging having hiring holding keeping owning possessing preserving remembering reserving restraining saving securing suppressing sustaining taking treasuring withholding working
WEAK
holding back
NOUN
capture
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abduction apprehension arrest confiscation imprisonment occupation seizure taking
STRONG
acquirement acquisition appropriating appropriation bag bust catch collar commandeering drop ensnaring fall gaining grab grasping hook nab nail obtaining pinch pull securing snatching sweep trapping trip winning
WEAK
hit the jackpot knock off laying hold of pick up run-in taking captive taking into custody
Antonyms
STRONGEST
letting go release
STRONG
rise
WEAK
freeing
NOUN
getting
Synonyms
STRONG
appropriating assimilating capturing catching clutching confiscating earning gaining grasping mastering obtaining pursuing securing snatching taking winning
Antonyms
WEAK
abandoning giving up losing refusal rejecting throwing off
NOUN
seizure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abduction arrest confiscation
STRONG
annexation apprehension bust collar drop grab hook pinch snatch
WEAK
commandeering grabbing
Antonyms
WEAK
letting go liberation release
NOUN
usurpation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annexation confiscation
STRONG
abduction apprehension appropriation arrest arrogation assumption bust collar drop grab hook pinch preemption seizure snatch
WEAK
commandeering grabbing
Antonyms
STRONG
letting go release

Example Sentences

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Iran attacked three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, seizing two of them, according to Iranian reports.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

It’s also a story about time, about seizing the moment: the great days that will define one’s life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Other federal agents arrived in armored vehicles, quickly seizing control of the block.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Her energy was contagious, seizing entire parties across the venue.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Nobody had known that two hundred and sixty redcoats were getting into boats, slipping off up the Mystic, seizing Yankee gunpowder, and rowing it back to Castle Island for themselves.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes