Synonyms of seizure

seizure

noun

ˈsē-zhər 

1

as in bout

a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder

an epileptic seizure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bout
• attack
• case
• spell
• siege
• access
• fit
• turn
• pang
• spasm
• convulsion
• relapse
• recurrence
• eclampsia
• agitation
• frenzy
• breakdown
• collapse
• paroxysm
• prostration
• throe
• brainstorm

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• relief
• arrest
• remission

2

as in takeover

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 & Similar Words

• takeover
• appropriation
• annexation
• usurpation
• invasion
• expropriation
• theft
• preemption
• commandeering
• occupancy
• occupation
• confiscation
• misuse
• arrogation
• grab
• infringement
• detainer
• repossession
• impoundment
• looting
• embezzlement
• assumption
• stripping
• sequestration
• piracy
• encroachment
• misapplication
• misappropriation
• pillaging
• defalcation
• peculation
• attachment
• ejection
• trespass
• despoilment
• dispossession
• preoccupancy
• deforcement
• disfurnishment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of seizure

Operation Blackout is the FBI’s global campaign to identify and dismantle foreign scam compounds through overseas raids, asset seizures and the disruption of web domains and infrastructure linked to scam networks. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

These seizures, in Fulton County and in Riverside, California, surely took the judges in those districts by surprise. — Justin Levitt, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026

Last week, federal agents in Miami announced the seizure of more than 600,000 gallons of biodiesel at Port Everglades and Port Houston heading to Cuba. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

In the 60 days since de la Espriella became president, Bula said, security forces reported 32,029 arrests, the seizure of over 135 tons of narcotic drugs and the removal of 3,414 firearms from circulation. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026