SEIZED Synonyms: 172 Similar and Opposite Words

seized

verb

past tense of seize

as in understood

to have a clear idea of a critic with a sharp intellect that is able to seize the most subtle nuances of a work of art

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as in arrested

to take or keep under one's control by authority of law seized the leaders of one of the city's major drug rings

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as in grabbed

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly seized the escaping balloon just before it got out of reach

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as in confiscated

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right Richard III seized the English throne from his brother Edward in 1483

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Recent Examples of seized Liliana Escobar made sure the Lions seized it. —

Dan Albano, Oc Register, 30 May 2026 During the search, police said investigators allegedly seized 30 grams worth of fentanyl pills, 12 grams of crack cocaine, several digital scales, a BB gun, and two 9mm rounds of ammunition. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026 Schmidt has seized on the 2005 incident, framing it as an example of a cover-up or a failure by church leadership, including Hamilton, even though he was not named anywhere in documents about the incident. —

Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026 Before the Chase Center crowd could wonder what was coming, Jocytė had already climbed on the stationary bike, her legs churning while the Indiana Fever seized momentum early in the second half Thursday night. —

Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 29 May 2026 In 2008, after the Lebanese government attempted to shut down Hezbollah’s telecommunications network and remove an airport-security chief seen as close to the group, Hezbollah fighters seized parts of Beirut within hours, forcing a humiliating climbdown. —

Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026 With the three-time Roland Garros winner serving at 5-5 in the fifth set, Fonseca seized the initiative with the most delicate of touches. —

Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 29 May 2026 The Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force then seized evidence and opened an investigation, the attorney general's office said. —

Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 28 May 2026 Italian authorities have seized more than 200 million euros ($232 million) in assets linked to the late mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro’s drug trafficking network, in what anti-mafia prosecutors described Thursday as a blow to the Sicilian Mafia’s attempts to rebuild its financial power. —

ABC News, 28 May 2026

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In an event that lasted three hours and ended with an extended standing ovation, both Democrats and Republicans stood to praise Looney as a wise colleague who understood the history of the institution of the state legislature.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026
As warming increases sea ice temperatures, the mechanical properties shift in ways that aren’t yet fully understood.

— Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026