Words Like GRASPING

We have put together a list of words that are similar to GRASPING.

17 Alternative Words Similar to grasping

1 Prehensile Adjective      Synonym Words Like Prehensile
2 Seizing Noun      Synonym Words Like Seizing
3 Prehension Noun      Synonym Words Like Prehension
4 Apprehension Noun      Synonym Words Like Apprehension
5 Control Noun      Synonym Words Like Control
6 Discernment Noun      Synonym Words Like Discernment
7 Savvy Noun      Synonym Words Like Savvy
8 Understanding Noun      Synonym Words Like Understanding
9 Close Adjective      Synonym Words Like Close
10 Miserly Adjective      Synonym Words Like Miserly
11 Grasp Noun      Hyponym Words Like Grasp
12 Clasp Noun      Hyponym Words Like Clasp
13 Clench Noun      Hyponym Words Like Clench
14 Clutches Noun      Hyponym Words Like Clutches
15 Hold Noun      Hyponym Words Like Hold
16 Clutch Noun      Hyponym Words Like Clutch
17 Grip Noun      Hyponym Words Like Grip

7 examples of grasping

1 he is a grasping man
2 casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
3 grasping commercialism
4 a grasping old miser
5 grew richer and greedier
6 prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees
7 greedy for money and power

9 definitions of grasping

1 Seizing; embracing; catching.
2 Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly.
3 understanding with difficulty
4 the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
5 immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
6 Exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious.
7 Eager to gain possession of something; covetous; rapacious; avaricious; exacting; miserly.
8 Eager for money; greedy.
9 Present participle of grasp.
We get our data from many different dictionaries across the web:
Wordnik, Wiktionary, Century, American Heritage, Gcide