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Definitions

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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It is possible legal constraints may be preventing the UK from actively boarding and seizing tankers, said James M Turner KC, a shipping lawyer at Quadrant Chambers.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

While seizing on a story about Manhattanites living in storage facilities, he meets Virginia, with whom he concocts a plan to infiltrate a massive Oklahoma data center.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Series creator Sam Levinson, in Rue’s voice, describes this as Jules seizing upon a window of opportunity.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

"The worst-case situation would be that AI kills us all, I suppose," Musk declared with a smile, seizing an opening from his own attorney to invoke the climactic scenario from the film "Terminator."

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

I feel it in my body, a seizing happening inside.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

seizing

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