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seizure

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of seizure

1 a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder
  • an epileptic seizure
Synonyms of seizure

access, attack, bout, case, fit, siege, spell, turn
Words Related to seizure

recurrence, relapse

brainstorm, convulsion, pang, paroxysm, spasm, throe

agitation, frenzy

breakdown, collapse, prostration
Near Antonyms of seizure

arrest, relief, remission
2 the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
  • secret intrigues with the czar's ministers that culminated in the czarina's seizure of the throne
Synonyms of seizure

appropriation, arrogation, commandeering, expropriation, preemption, takeover, usurpation
Words Related to seizure

annexation, assumption, attachment, confiscation, grab, impoundment, repossession, sequestration

embezzlement, misapplication, misappropriation, misuse, theft

despoilment, looting, pillaging

encroachment, infringement, piracy

invasion, occupancy, occupation, preoccupancy, trespass

dispossession, ejection, stripping

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