Synonyms for grasp
græsp, grɑspgrasp

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1. grasp

   A person may obtain a situation by the intercession of friends, he procures a dinner by paying for it. Attain is a lofty word, pointing to some high or desirable result; a man attains the mountain summit, he attains honor or learning as the result of strenuous and earnest labor. Even that usage of attain which has been thought to refer to mere progress of time carries the thought of a result desired; as, to attain to old age; the man desires to live to a good old age; we should not speak of his attaining his dotage. One may attain an object that will prove not worth his labor, but what he achieves is in itself great and splendid; as, the Greeks at Marathon achieved a glorious victory. Compare DO; GET; REACH.

   Synonyms:
   accomplish, achieve, acquire, arrive at, attain, compass, earn, gain, get, master, obtain, procure, reach, secure, win

   Antonyms:
   abandon, fail, forfeit, give up, let go, lose, miss

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1. grasp

   Synonyms:
   seize, hold, clasp, retain, comprehend, catch, grip, clutch, grapple

   Antonyms:
   loose, lose, abandon, relinquish, surrender, release, miss, misunderstand

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1. appreciation, grasp, holdnoun

   understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

   "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"

   Synonyms:
   clutch, compass, storage area, delay, time lag, detainment, range, keep, reach, grip, perceptiveness, handle, hold, appreciation, handgrip, taste, wait, cargo area, detention, postponement, custody, admiration, clasp, cargo deck, clench, clutches, discernment, cargo hold

2. compass, range, reach, graspnoun

   the limit of capability

   "within the compass of education"

   Synonyms:
   clutch, compass, chain, appreciation, clench, orbit, reach, range of mountains, ambit, clutches, hold, range of a function, range, image, kitchen range, stretch, chain of mountains, kitchen stove, scope, clasp, reaching, mountain chain, grip, cooking stove, stove, mountain range

3. grip, graspnoun

   an intellectual hold or understanding

   "a good grip on French history"; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp"

   Synonyms:
   clutch, compass, traction, bag, clench, bobby pin, range, travelling bag, reach, grip, handle, hold, appreciation, handgrip, adhesive friction, hairgrip, clasp, traveling bag, clutches, suitcase

4. clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, holdverb

   the act of grasping

   "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"

   Synonyms:
   compass, bobby pin, detainment, batch, traveling bag, range, clutches, custody, reach, postponement, suitcase, clench, keep, clutch bag, time lag, clutch pedal, detention, handgrip, hairgrip, clasp, hold, clutch, appreciation, storage area, cargo area, grip, traction, handle, travelling bag, cargo deck, wait, clinch, cargo hold, adhesive friction, delay, bag

5. grasp, hold onverb

   hold firmly

   Synonyms:
   dig, apprehend, hang on, persevere, savvy, hang in, stop, keep, persist, grok, hold on, compass, get the picture, comprehend, hold the line

6. grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehendverb

   get the meaning of something

   "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

   Synonyms:
   quail at, compass, delve, embrace, toil, grind, dig, nail, drudge, moil, encompass, dig up, arrest, jab, poke, cut into, nab, collar, prod, travail, labour, get the picture, hollow, stab, apprehend, cop, hold on, comprehend, turn over, excavate, pick up, perceive, cover, savvy, labor, grok, circumnavigate, dig out

Matched Categories

1. • Capability
   • Influence

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1. arkenverb

   paying attention to something important, usually heard or seen in a statement of a writing or spoken words.

   arken to the word of god, a culprit's who was found guilty arken to the code of conduct by the constitution.

   Submitted by abiolahjosh on December 30, 2021  

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1. graspverb

   Synonyms:
   clasp, gripe, seize, clinch, clutch, catch, grapple, lay hold of

2. graspnoun

   Synonyms:
   clasp, gripe

3. graspnoun

   Synonyms:
   hold, possession

4. graspnoun

   Synonyms:
   reach, power of seizing or of comprehending

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1. graspnoun

   Synonyms:
   seizure, apprehension, gripe, clasp, grip, prehension, hold, possession, comprehension, understanding

2. graspverb

   Synonyms:
   seize, clutch, clinch, clasp, gripe, struggle, wrestle, comprehend, understand

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1. List of paraphrases for "grasp":

   seize, grasping, understand, understanding, scope, mastery, capture, master

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How to use grasp in a sentence?

1. Andre Bakhos:

   We're looking at a flattish kind of market today that is looking to grasp a positive theme and the banks haven't delivered this morning.

2. George Washington Carver:

   I hold before you my hand with each finger standing erect and alone, and as long as they are held thus, not one of the tasks that the hand may preform can be accomplished. I cannot lift. I cannot grasp. I cannot hold. I cannot even make an intelligible sign until my fingers organize and work together. In this we should also learn a lesson.

3. Bethany Mandel:

   They see what happened in San Francisco this week and know that the way they have been conducting business is no longer viable, they are grasping at straws, and this is the straw they have decided to grasp. They are painting all opposition as fascist and terrorizing. Americans over the course of the last two years have caught on like never before to this tactic. It is going to backfire in a big way.

4. Richard A. Dumas:

   A corollary: There's many a slip twixt the grasp and the grip.

5. Sharen Ghatan:

   Miya is emotionally unwell, mentally unfit and lacking stability to pursue these interviews, it was clear to me and everyone on set that was the case. In addition, it is extremely challenging to have a client that is unable to grasp the circumstances and listen to legal counsel.