Today, as Americans, we grieve the brutal murder -- a horrific massacre -- of dozens of innocent people. We pray for their families, who are grasping for answers with broken hearts.
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Grasping
/ˈɡɹæspɪŋ/
Synonyms for "grasping" (190 found)
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Closest matches (38)
a hog foracquiringacquisitiveacquisitivenessaffluentall-devouringall-engulfingambitious for selfautisticavariceavariciousavariciousnessavidavidityavidnessbloodsuckingbottomlesscareeristclamantclamorous
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Noun(11 words)
Adjective(3 words)
Strong matches (57)
covetousnesscryingcupiditydemandingdesirousdevouringdrainingegotisticegotisticalenviousesurientexactingexigentexorbitantextortionatefrenzy of desirefury of desiregluttonousgluttonygobbling
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Related words (95)
lustmeanmercenarymiserlymoney hungrymoney madmoney-hungrymoney-madnarcissisticniggardlyomnivorousovergreedinessovergreedyparasiticparsimoniouspenny-pinchingpenuriouspersistentpersonalisticpertinacious
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piggishpiggishnesspossessivepredaciouspredatoryprehensilepressingprivatisticquenchlessrapaciousrapaciousnessrapacityraptorialraveningravenousravenousnessremoteretentiveself-absorbedself-admiringself-advancingself-besotself-centeredself-considerativeself-containedself-devotedself-esteemingself-indulgentself-interestedself-jealousself-occupiedself-pleasingself-seekingself-servingself-sufficientselfishsharkishslakelesssordidsordidnessstingyswinishswinishnesstaxingtenacioustighttight-fistedunappeasableunappeasedunquenchableunsatedunsatisfiedunslakeableunslakedurgentvenalvoraciousvoraciousnessvoracityvulturinevulturouswisewolfishwolfishness
Adjective(2 words)
manipulative limbprehensile
Noun(9 words)
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OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
11 entriesapprehensioncognitioncognitive abilitycontroldiscernmentmanual actionmental processpersonality traitphysical actionsavvyunderstanding
More specific
17 entriesacuityavariceawarenessclutchcomprehensionconceptual understandinggrabgreedinsightinterpretationperceptivenesspinch grippower gripprecision griprapacityseize
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Collocations
15 entriesfirm graspgrasp of physicsgrasp of the conceptgrasping abilitygrasping conceptgrasping for influencegrasping for opportunitiesgrasping for powergrasping for wealthgrasping handsgrasping mechanismgrasping of conceptsgrasping reflexintuitive graspstrong grasp
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
7 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.
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I sprang to my feet, my inert hand grasping my pistol, my mind paralyzed by the dreadful shape which had sprung out upon us from the shadows of the fog.
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The elephant's trunk has several functions, including breathing, olfaction, touching, grasping, and sound production. The animal's sense of smell is about four times more sensitive than that of a bloodhound.
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