Synonyms for gripping
ˈgrɪp ɪŋgrip·ping

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1. absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, gripping, rivetingadjective

   capable of arousing and holding the attention

   "a fascinating story"

   Synonyms:
   bewitching, fascinating, absorbing, engrossing, riveting, captivating, entrancing, enchanting, enthralling

   Antonyms:
   uninteresting

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1. List of paraphrases for "gripping":

   captivating

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1. Norihiro Fujito:

   Fears are gripping fund managers. They are now reducing stocks and increasing cash to protect their funds, and when fears dominate, you could see some amazing pricings.

2. Carole Baron:

   It is a remarkable narrative -- gripping and moving -- and not surprisingly, a book that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.

3. 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.

4. Lauren Tarshis:

   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.

5. Stanley Kubrick:

   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.