Grasping synonyms and antonyms
grăs'pĭng
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(Informal) Grasping; avaricious
A control or adjustor on a television that keeps the screen image in proper position:
The act of one who grabs.
Tending to impede or delay progress:
altruistic (antonym)
Of or motivated by altruism; unselfish
Characterized by a strong desire to gain and possess.
The act of one that takes.
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Full of avarice; greedy for riches
The definition of avid is someone greedy, with a craving for or with a strong interest in something.
The definition of covetous is jealous of something or someone, or really wanting something that belongs to another.
(Computing) Tending to match as much text as possible.
niggardly
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Having or showing a strong or excessive desire to acquire money or possess things; greedy:
generous (antonym)
Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous. [from 16th c.]
unselfish (antonym)
Not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic.
Experiencing a desire or need for food.
desire (related)
Having a strong urge to obtain or possess something, especially material wealth, in quantity
give (related)
Having a strong urge to obtain or possess something, especially material wealth, in quantity
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Able to seize, grasp, or hold, especially by wrapping around an object:
the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
(Slang) To have understanding:
(Intransitive) To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose.
To surround; encircle:
To grasp mentally; understand
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To take firmly and hold fast with the hand, teeth, an instrument, etc.
To furnish with something that extends or stretches over
To struggle (with) in attempting to handle, maneuver, or manipulate something
To have sympathy or tolerance:
Struggle is defined as to do something with difficulty.
(Figuratively) To understand.
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(Informal) To irritate; annoy:
To attempt to grasp or seize:
To secure (a nail, bolt, etc. that has been driven through something) by bending or flattening the projecting end
To see, to be aware of, to understand.
To grasp the meaning or logic of; understand:
To hold as one's conviction or opinion; think; imagine
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To take revenge on, especially to kill in revenge for a wrong.
To comprehend; understand
To take (what is offered or given); receive, esp. willingly
To take or get passively; incur or contract without intention, as by exposure
To understand
To know (a person or thing).
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To be acquainted with:
To grip tightly
Grapple is defined as to struggle with something or someone.
misunderstanding (antonym)
To understand incorrectly, while thinking one has understood correctly.
overlooking (antonym)
Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly
missing (antonym)
To fail to understand or have a shortcoming of perception.
releasing (antonym)
To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.
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keeping (related)
To continue to do:
Find another word for grasping. In this page you can discover 57 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for grasping, like: grabby, hold, grabbing, holding, altruistic, acquisitive, taking, catch, avaricious, avid and covetous.
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