capture - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

Synonyms

• capture
• gaining control
• seizure

More generic

• acquiring
• getting

More specific

• apprehension
• arrest
• catch
• collar
• conquering
• conquest
• enslavement
• pinch
• subjection
• subjugation
• taking into custody
• usurpation

Noun

the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board

Synonyms

• capture

More generic

• chess move

More specific

• en passant
• exchange

Noun

the act of taking of a person by force

Synonyms

• capture
• seizure

More generic

• felony

More specific

• abduction
• kidnapping
• snatch

Noun

any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle

Synonyms

• capture

More generic

• action
• activity
• natural action
• natural process

Noun

a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field

Synonyms

• capture

More generic

• action
• activity
• natural action
• natural process

Verb

succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

Synonyms

• capture
• catch
• get

More generic

• clutch
• prehend
• seize

More specific

• lasso
• recapture
• retake
• rope

Verb

capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

Synonyms

• capture
• catch

More generic

• acquire
• get

More specific

• bag
• batfowl
• ensnare
• entrap
• frog
• hunt
• hunt down
• rat
• run
• snare
• track down
• trammel
• trap

Related

• catch

Verb

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

Synonyms

• capture

More generic

• interpret
• represent

More specific

• recapture

Verb

attract; cause to be enamored

Synonyms

• becharm
• beguile
• bewitch
• captivate
• capture
• catch
• charm
• enamor
• enamour
• enchant
• entrance
• fascinate
• trance

More generic

• appeal
• attract

More specific

• hold
• work

Verb

take possession of by force, as after an invasion

Synonyms

• appropriate
• capture
• conquer
• seize

More generic

• arrogate
• assume
• seize
• take over
• usurp

More specific

• carry

Verb

bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit

Synonyms

• capture

More generic

• alter
• change
• modify

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