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 The department shared photos of what their officers seized, which included a gun and a baby bottle authorities say was filled with the drug mixture known as lean. —

Dan Raby, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026 In March, Hungarian counterterrorism authorities seized two trucks, owned by a Ukrainian bank, that were passing through the country on a routine cash-transport run from Vienna. —

Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026 Several of Natanson’s devices were seized in the raid, according to the news organization. —

Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026 His administration recently seized ballots and other documents from an election office in Georgia. —

ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026 Last month, his department seized more than 650,000 ballots cast in Riverside County in the November election for Proposition 50, which temporarily redrew the state’s congressional districts to favor Democrats. —

Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026 At a home in Turlock, agents seized an additional 300 pounds of methamphetamine packaged for distribution, nine guns and multiple magazines and rounds of ammunition. —

Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026 Before Hamas seized full control of Gaza in 2007, Christians would often place a large Christmas tree near a major square in Gaza City. —

Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024 Adebayo did not force his offense, in a game where there was little for the Heat to have to counter in the middle, but then seized control with his scoring late. —

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024

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Major decisions about land use, tax incentives, and infrastructure were largely finalized before most community members fully understood the project’s scale—which has also grown into a much larger build-out than originally planned.

— Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Halifax understood the ancient truth that, in politics, the lows are lower than the highs are high.

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026