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

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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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1. Amanda Bynes:

   It definitely isn't fun when people diagnose you with what they think you are, that was always really bothersome to me. If you deny anything and tell them what it actually is, they don't believe you. Truly, for me, [ my behavior ] was drug-induced, and whenever I got off of [ drugs ], I was always back to normal. I know that my behavior was so strange that people were just trying to grasp at straws for what was wrong.

2. Ben Marter:

   Senator Durbin has been outspoken in his criticism of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and supportive of Ukrainian efforts to reform their economy and defend their nation. This letter is a forgery and was obviously written by somebody with a tenuous grasp of the English language.

3. Olivia Thibou:

   It’s been heartbreaking and a rollercoaster ride for our family, it’s a lot to process and it all happened so fast. We are still trying to grasp what is going on.

4. Samir Puri:

   There's every possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin will move now to effectively bisect Ukraine ; that will give Russian President Vladimir Putin enough to be able to declare a victory domestically, and allay Russian President Vladimir Putin critics that this has been a botched invasion, taking The Donbas( would be) a consolation prize, because Kyiv is now out of Russia's military grasp, but The Donbas's The Donbas.

5. John Berry:

   The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp.