Definition for Seizing:

• the act of gripping something firmly with the hands

Synonyms for Seizing:

• adj.

  •retaining (adjective)
  • Suppressing.

• n.

  •artifact (noun)
  • seizing.
  •capture (noun)
  • laying hold of,
  • run in,
  • takings,
  • taking captive,
  • gainings,
  • falls,
  • winnings,
  • obtainings,
  • snatchings.
  •getting (noun)
  • catchings,
  • masterings,
  • confiscatings,
  • pursuings,
  • assimilatings,
  • capturings,
  • clutchings.
  •grasping (noun)
  • grasping.
  •prehension (noun)
  • prehension.
  •seizing (noun)
  • taking hold.
  •seizure (noun)
  • grabbings.

• v.

  •capturing (verb)
  • Gaining,
  • taking,
  • Obtaining,
  • Collaring,
  • Apprehending,
  • Snaring,
  • arresting,
  • Occupying,
  • Achieving,
  • winning,
  • Capturing,
  • catching,
  • Securing,
  • abducting,
  • Snatching.
  •gripping (verb)
  • keeping,
  • Clasping,
  • grappling,
  • Having,
  • holding,
  • embracing,
  • gripping,
  • Adhering,
  • Clutching.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • retaining.
  •n.
  • capture,
  • control,
  • getting,
  • seizure,
  • small stuff,
  • usurpation.

Paraphrases for Seizing:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    seize.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    Capturing.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Capitalizing, maximizing, Utilizing, expropriating, invading, exploiting, Realizing, intervening, arresting, Imprisoning, utilising, enlisting, Apprehending, freezing, acquiring, Possessing, decisionmaking, imposing, catching, kidnapping, Extracting, searching, Detaining, reoccupying, using, assuming, Harnessing, Accomplishing, Removing, hijacking, withholding, accelerating, collecting, Grabbing, benefiting, understanding, Obtaining, leverage, leveraging, grasping, stopping, Submitting, harvesting, realising, abducting, detention, Addressing, pursuing, deriving, Enjoying, Assaulting, Snatching, Examining, Employing, Responding, automating, mastering, Suing, regulating, Availing, Appropriating, Gaining, Attaining, Adjusting, filing, arriving, Engendering, Reserving, Resorting, Reaping, recording, borrowing, Owning, inputting, Keying, tapping, Profiting, drawing, Shouldering, upholding, speaking, Abusing, Adhering, lending, holding, stretching, pending, Referring, curbing, wasting, unlocking, joining, trapping, attacking, tackling, Attaching, halting, bringing, filming, controlling, asking, handling, winning, scoring, Robbing, blocking, Applying, banning, neck-deep, approaching, keeping, booking, hearing, according, dealing, typing, getting, making, Capturing.

• Other Related

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Confiscating, Discovering, dominating, Occupying, Forfeiting, Achieving.

Seizing Sentence Examples:

• Colonel Clive burst out laughing, and seizing me by the shoulders thrust me down again.

• Only now it had been empty of spectators, and he was seizing this advantage.

Homophones for Seizing:

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Hyponym for Seizing:

• n.

  • artifact
    small stuff.