Synonyms of seizes

seizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of seize

1

as in knows

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knows
• understands
• grasps
• sees
• recognizes
• deciphers
• comprehends
• appreciates
• gets
• realizes
• conceives
• apprehends
• perceives
• senses
• discerns
• assimilates
• beholds
• makes
• catches
• intuits
• registers
• decodes
• digs
• twigs
• cognizes
• absorbs
• groks
• makes out
• tumbles (to)
• savvies
• picks up on
• penetrates
• compasses
• catches on (to)
• cottons (to or on to)
• digests
• takes in
• pierces
• fathoms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• misunderstands
• misconstrues
• misreads
• misinterprets
• misconceives
• mistakes
• misapprehends
• misperceives

• misses
• misunderstands
• misconstrues
• misreads
• misinterprets
• misconceives
• mistakes
• misapprehends
• misperceives

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2

as in grabs

to take or keep under one's control by authority of law

seized the leaders of one of the city's major drug rings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabs
• arrests
• apprehends
• detains
• restrains
• captures
• nabs
• snatches
• pinches
• commits
• catches
• runs in
• nails
• imprisons
• busts
• collars
• lands
• picks up
• pulls in
• nicks
• traps
• holds
• binds
• grapples
• gets
• jails
• confines
• snaps (up)
• hooks
• snares
• incarcerates
• locks (up)
• bags
• handcuffs
• shackles
• enchains
• interns
• remands
• fetters
• trammels
• immures
• jugs
• manacles
• rearrests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberates
• frees
• looses
• discharges
• loosens
• springs
• releases
• emancipates
• unbinds
• unchains

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• liberates
• frees
• looses
• discharges
• loosens
• springs
• releases
• emancipates
• unbinds
• unchains

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3

as in catches

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

seized the escaping balloon just before it got out of reach

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabs
• catches
• snatches
• captures
• gets
• lands
• nabs
• snags
• traps
• hooks
• nets
• grapples
• snares
• grasps
• raps
• bags
• holds
• nails
• collars
• corrals
• gloms
• cops
• detains
• apprehends
• clutches
• nobbles
• takes hold (of)
• secures
• arrests
• snaps (up)
• kidnaps
• grips
• ropes
• gloves
• abducts
• rends
• ensnares
• wrests
• lassos
• clasps
• entraps
• corners
• halters
• enmeshes
• fists
• entangles
• bays
• meshes
• immeshes
• fastens (on)
• latches (on or onto)
• spirits (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• liberates
• frees
• releases
• drops
• discharges
• loosens
• unhands

• misses
• liberates
• frees
• releases
• drops
• discharges
• loosens
• unhands

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4

as in confiscates

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabs
• confiscates
• usurps
• steals
• converts
• invades
• occupies
• appropriates
• claims
• commandeers
• preempts
• arrogates
• snatches
• assumes
• pirates
• expropriates
• annexes
• presses
• grasps
• attaches
• repossesses
• loots
• takes over
• encroaches
• despoils
• impounds
• sequesters
• wrests
• pillages
• embezzles
• wrenches
• misuses
• preoccupies
• trespasses
• infringes
• misapplies
• collars
• misappropriates
• peculates