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Synonyms for gripping
ˈgrɪp ɪŋ
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Princeton's WordNet
absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, gripping, riveting(adj)
capable of arousing and holding the attention
"a fascinating story"
Synonyms:
bewitching, fascinating, absorbing, engrossing, riveting, captivating, entrancing, enchanting, enthrallingAntonyms:
uninteresting
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "gripping":
Words popularity by usage frequency
rank | word | |
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#9253 | fascinating | |
#19926 | absorbing | |
#24869 | enchanting | |
#25980 | gripping | |
#28065 | captivating | |
#37760 | riveting | |
#54279 | engrossing | |
#70275 | enthralling | |
#85010 | bewitching | |
#117263 | entrancing |
How to use gripping in a sentence?
The pseudothumb is definitely more than just a nub, it has both a bone and cartilaginous extension and three distinct muscles that move it. The pseudothumb can wriggle in space and exert an amount of force equivalent to almost half the aye-ayes body weight. So it would be quite useful for gripping.
It is a remarkable narrative -- gripping and moving -- and not surprisingly, a book that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.
It's been a wonderful surprise that kids of all types are fascinated by history, and they do like fast-paced plots and topics that are gripping, i get thronged by these fabulous little boys who have great ideas about a certain battle or detail in my books. And many of them springboard from my book into further research on their own.
Toronto Mississauga paleontologist Kirstin Brink:
But the serrations were most efficient for piercing flesh and gripping it while ripping off a chunk of meat, called the 'puncture and pull' feeding style.
You're free to speculate as you wish about the philosophical and allegorical meaning of the film—and such speculation is one indication that it has succeeded in gripping the audience at a deep level—but I don't want to spell out a verbal road map for 2001 that every viewer will feel obligated to pursue or else fear he's missed the point.
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