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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in arrests

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in grabs

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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