From the given options, choose the word similar in meaning to the word 'USURP'
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → seize
Usurp means to take a position, power or right by force or without the right to do so. Its synonym is seize.
Example: The general tried to usurp the throne after the king's death.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) restore | to give back or bring back to an earlier state or owner (it is nearly the opposite of usurp) | Workers are trying to restore the old fort. |
| (2) restart | to start again (it has nothing to do with taking power) | Please restart the computer after the update. |
| (3) seize (answer) | to take hold of something suddenly and by force, as in "seize power" (it carries the same idea of taking by force) | The army seized control of the capital. |
| (4) reinstate | to put someone back in a former position (it returns a post to its holder instead of taking it away) | The court ordered the company to reinstate the dismissed workers. |
| Synonyms of usurp: seize, take over, grab, commandeer Antonyms of usurp: restore, reinstate, relinquish, surrender Also asked in CUET (UG): usurp – 28-05-2025 Slot 1 |