seizes upon
Quickly takes hold
To seize upon something is to grasp it eagerly—an idea, an opportunity, a piece of information.
The phrase suggests quick, sometimes opportunistic action: Critics seized upon the gaffe as evidence of incompetence.
Someone may seize upon a comment to build an argument or seize upon a trend before others notice it.
- capitalizeMake a letter large
- grabSeize abruptly
- graspSeize or understand
- adoptTake as one's own
- appropriateSuited to circumstance
jumps at the chance · utilize · leverage · snatch · obsess · exploit · picks up on · latch · fixate · infer · deduce · harness · attach · commandeer · clutch · take · latches onto · hold
seizes uponignores
Refuses to acknowledge
overlooks · dismisses · disregards · neglects · brushes aside
seizes uponlets go
Relinquishes hold, or urges haste
passes up · relinquishes · forgoes · releases · abandons
seizes upondismisses
Terminates or rejects
downplays · brushes off · sidesteps · deflects · waves away