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seize - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | seize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grab, take |
| Synonyms: | appropriate, catch, clasp, clench, clinch, clutch, compass, embrace, enclose, enfold, envelope, fasten, grapple, grasp, grip, pinch, pluck, snag, snatch, squeeze, catch hold of, hang onto, hold fast, lay hands on, lay hold of, take hold of |
| Notes: | cease means to put an end to a state or an activity, to stop - while seize means to take hold of, to grab |
| Antonyms: | give, offer, release, let go |
| Main Entry: | seize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abduct; take by force |
| Synonyms: | ambush, annex, apprehend, appropriate, arrest, arrogate, bag, bust, capture, catch, claw, clutch, commandeer, confiscate, conquer, exact, force, gain, get, grab, grasp, hijack, hook, impound, incorporate, kidnap, lift, nab, nail*, occupy, overcome, overpower, overrun, overwhelm, pick up, pounce, secure, snag, snare, subdue, take, throttle, trap, usurp, wrench, carry off, spirit away*, take by storm, take captive, take over, take possession of |
| Antonyms: | free, liberate, release |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abduct |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take by force and without permission |
| Synonyms: | grab, kidnap, remove, seize, shanghai*, snatch, sneeze*, carry off, dognap, make off with, put the snatch on, spirit away* |
| Antonyms: | release, give up, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | arrogate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | claim without justification |
| Synonyms: | appropriate, assume, commandeer, confiscate, demand, expropriate, preempt, presume, seize, take, usurp, accroach |
| Antonyms: | appropriate, give, hand over |
| Main Entry: | capture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch and forcefully hold |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, arrest, bag*, bust*, catch, collar, conquer, cop, get, grab*, hook*, land, nab*, nail*, net, occupy, overwhelm, pick up*, pinch*, pull in, round up*, run in*, secure, seize, snare, snatch, take, take into custody, trap, tumble, gain control, prehend, put the cuffs on, take captive, take prisoner |
| Antonyms: | free, liberate, lose, release, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clasp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grab tightly |
| Synonyms: | attack, bear hug, buckle, clamp, clinch, clip, clutch, connect, embrace, enfold, fasten, grapple, grasp, grip, hold, hug, pin, press, seize, snatch, squeeze, take, coll, concatenate, glom onto |
| Antonyms: | loose, let go |
| Main Entry: | clutch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grab, snatch |
| Synonyms: | catch, cherish, clasp, clench, clinch, collar, embrace, fasten, grapple, grasp, grip, harbor, hold, hook, keep, nab, nail*, seize, snag, snatch, take, cling to, glom, put the snare on |
| Antonyms: | unfasten, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | collar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | apprehend |
| Synonyms: | abduct, appropriate, arrest, bag, capture, catch, cop*, corner, get, grab, hook, nab, nail*, secure, seize, take, tree, lay hands on, prehend |
| Antonyms: | lose, release, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | corner |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trap |
| Synonyms: | bottle, capture, catch, collar*, fool, nab, put out, seize, tree, trick, trouble, bring to bay, get on ropes, have up a tree, mousetrap |
| Antonyms: | allow, release, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deprive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep or take away something wanted, needed |
| Synonyms: | bankrupt, bare, bereave, denude, despoil, disinherit, dismantle, dispossess, disrobe, divest, dock, expropriate, hold back, lose, oust, rob, seize, skim, stiff, strip, wrest |
| Antonyms: | appropriate, bestow, confer, endow, give, indulge, offer, present, supply |
| Main Entry: | dip into |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try, sample |
| Synonyms: | appropriate, browse, dabble, get, peruse, run through, scan, seize, skim, take, taste, flip through, glance at, glance over, leaf through, play at, rifle through, run over, thumb through |
| Main Entry: | divest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dispossess; take off |
| Synonyms: | bankrupt, bare, bereave, bleed, denude, deprive, despoil, disinherit, dismantle, disrobe, ditch*, doff, dump, eighty-six*, lose, milk*, oust, plunder, remove, rob, seize, spoil, strip, uncover, undress, unload, denudate, take from, unclothe |
| Antonyms: | clothe, cover, invest, possess, take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | penalize in monetary way |
| Synonyms: | alienate, amerce, confiscate, dock*, exact, extort, levy, mulct, punish, seize, tax, hit with, make pay, pay through the nose, sconce, sequestrate, slap with, throw book at |
| Antonyms: | award, compensate, reimburse, reward |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grab |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | latch on to |
| Synonyms: | capture, catch, catch hold of, clutch, collar*, corral*, get one's fingers on, get one's hands on, glom, grapple, grasp, grip, hook, land, lay one's hands on, nab, nail, pluck, seize, snag, snap up, snatch, take, take hold of |
| Antonyms: | let go, release |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grapple |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grab, wrestle |
| Synonyms: | attack, battle, catch, clash, clasp, close, clutch, combat, confront, contend, cope, encounter, engage, face, fasten, fight, grasp, grip, hold, hook, hug, nab, nail, scuffle, seize, snatch, struggle, tackle, take, take on*, tussle, deal with, do battle |
| Antonyms: | release, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hug |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold close, cling to |
| Synonyms: | be near to, bear hug, cherish, clasp, clinch, cradle, cuddle, embrace, enbosom, enfold, envelop, fold in arms, follow closely, grasp, hold onto, keep close, lie close, lock, love, nestle, nurse, press, receive, retain, seize, squeeze, stay near, take in one's arms, welcome |
| Antonyms: | push away, release |
| Main Entry: | impound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confine |
| Synonyms: | cage, enclose, hold, imprison, keep, pen, seize, take, coop up, fence in, shut in |
| Main Entry: | intercept |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | head off; interrupt |
| Synonyms: | ambush, appropriate, arrest, block, catch, check, curb, cut in, cut off, deflect, hijack, hinder, interpose, obstruct, prevent, seize, stop, take, head off at pass, interlope, make off with, shortstop, take away |
| Antonyms: | abet, forward, help |
| Main Entry: | jerk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move with lurch |
| Synonyms: | bounce, bump, dance, flick, fling, flip, flop, grab, hook, hurtle, jolt, lug, pluck, pull, quake, quiver, seize, shiver, sling, snag, snatch, throw, thrust, tug, tweak, twitch, whisk, wiggle, wrench, wrest, wriggle, wring, yank, shrug, vellicate |
| Main Entry: | kidnap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abduct; hold for ransom |
| Synonyms: | capture, coax, decoy, entice, grab, hijack, impress, inveigh, lure, pirate, remove, seduce, seize, shanghai*, snatch, steal, waylay, body snatch, bundle off, carry away, carry off, lay hands on, make off with, run away with, skyjack, spirit away* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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