Release and Seizing

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Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).

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Seizing is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

Seizing noun - The act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles).

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Release is an antonym for seizing in topics: grab, abduct.

Nearby Words: seize, seizure, seized

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Seizing and Release. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/seizing

Release & Seizing. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/seizing>.

Seizing or Release. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/seizing.

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