Seizing and Taking

Related words

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

Show all Definitions

Taking and seizing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Taking" instead the word "Seizing" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: seize, seizure, seized

Taking noun - The act of someone who picks up or takes something.

Show all Definitions

Seizing and taking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Seizing" instead the word "Taking" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: take, taken, taker, takingly

In this game he leads the Neo Ghouls in taking over Domino, kidnapping Ishizu, and seizing the Winged Dragon of Ra, which he then duels the player with.

Source: Adaptational Badass / Video Games
Another episode, "Tiger, Tiger" in the third season, was basically Die Hard on A Warship, with Cuban hijackers seizing a frigate while it is taking a group of Navy Brats on a Tiger Cruise.

Source: Series / JAG
Mercia's government has garnered particular opposition from Arcadia for taking it upon themselves to police Arcadia's citizens as well, seizing any they suspect of magic for execution overseas.

Source: Witch Hunt

Cite this Source

Taking and Seizing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/seizing/taking

Seizing & Taking. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/seizing/taking>.

Taking or Seizing. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/seizing/taking.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "seizing" and "taking" have occurred on timeline