Synonyms of seizures

seizures

noun

plural of seizure

1

as in bouts

a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder

an epileptic seizure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bouts
• attacks
• cases
• spells
• sieges
• pangs
• spasms
• convulsions
• accesses
• fits
• relapses
• turns
• recurrences
• agitations
• paroxysms
• breakdowns
• frenzies
• throes
• collapses
• eclampsias
• prostrations
• brainstorms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• arrests
• reliefs
• remissions

2

as in takeovers

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

• takeovers
• appropriations
• annexations
• usurpations
• invasions
• expropriations
• preemptions
• sequestrations
• occupancies
• confiscations
• arrogations
• misuses
• thefts
• occupations
• grabs
• assumptions
• repossessions
• infringements
• detainers
• piracies
• embezzlements
• impoundments
• defalcations
• encroachments
• peculations
• misapplications
• misappropriations
• attachments
• ejections
• dispossessions
• trespasses
• deforcements
• disfurnishments
• preoccupancies
• despoilments

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of seizures

The problem is, Isolde is very busy with work, so Ry is often left to herself with four alarms a day to take medication to prevent seizures. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Bonta spoke Tuesday after a press conference about fentanyl and gun seizures at the attorney general’s office in downtown Los Angeles. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Serious side effects of the vaccine, including seizures, are rare. — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Signs of infection include nausea, vomiting, fever, a severe headache, stiff neck, seizures, altered mental state and hallucinations. — CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

In other cases, the watchdog investigator found Border Patrol did not always refer fentanyl seizures to HSI for an investigation. — Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

Lawyers for Democratic states and civic groups are pre-writing legal challenges to ballot seizures. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

To find out, the team induced brief artificial hibernation in mice engineered as an epilepsy model, just before seizures had developed in the animals. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026

Gestational hypertension can progress to preeclampsia, which, in severe cases, can lead to eclampsia, which involves seizures and can be life-threatening. — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026