Synonyms of took hold (of)

took hold (of)

phrase

past tense of take hold (of)

as in grabbed

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

The baby took hold of the toy, upsetting her two-year-old sister.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabbed
• caught
• snatched
• snapped (up)
• seized
• captured
• got
• landed
• trapped
• snagged
• nabbed
• hooked
• rapped
• netted
• nailed
• corralled
• grappled
• collared
• snared
• copped
• bagged
• fastened (on)
• glommed
• arrested
• clutched
• grasped
• held
• latched (on or onto)
• nobbled
• detained
• secured
• gripped
• rent
• apprehended
• gloved
• roped
• kidnapped
• clasped
• cornered
• kidnaped
• fisted
• immeshed
• abducted
• haltered
• lassoed
• spirited (away or off)
• entangled
• enmeshed
• entrapped
• ensnared
• meshed
• wrested
• rended
• bayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• released
• discharged
• dropped
• liberated
• freed
• loosened
• unhanded