Synonyms for grapple
ˈgræp əlgrap·ple

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1. grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling ironnoun

   a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope

   Synonyms:
   grappling hook, grappler, clamshell, wrestling, wrestle, wrestler, hand-to-hand struggle, grappling, grappling iron, matman, grapnel anchor, grapnel

2. clamshell, grapplenoun

   a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam

   Synonyms:
   grappling hook, grappler, clamshell, wrestling, hand-to-hand struggle, grappling, wrestle, grappling iron, grapnel

3. wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggleverb

   the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat

   "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"

   Synonyms:
   grappling hook, wrestling, clamshell, rassling, hand-to-hand struggle, grappling, wrestle, grappling iron, grappler, grapnel

4. cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manageverb

   come to terms with

   "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

   Synonyms:
   wield, take, finagle, discern, bang, screw, vie, handle, recognise, deal, distinguish, debate, repugn, make love, divvy up, do, jazz, spot, roll in the hay, cut, escape, be intimate, get along, address, fight, lot, pick out, get out, portion out, eff, dole out, make do, compete, plow, bed, do it, consider, superintend, have intercourse, make out, share, manage, struggle, tell apart, supervise, neck, apportion, contest, fill in, administer, treat, parcel out, sell, have it away, sleep with, bring off, dispense, get off, dish out, contend, come, issue, love, argue, hump, get laid, fence, negociate, get away, pull off, allot, have it off, get it on, oversee, sleep together, cover, get by, distribute, write out, carry on, carry off, cope, recognize, bonk, know, wangle, mete out, look at, postulate, have sex, complete, grip, care, fare, lie with, deal out, trade, shell out, have a go at it, conduct, fill out

5. grapple, gripverb

   to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

   "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"

   Synonyms:
   make do, get by, transfix, spellbind, grip, cope, fascinate, deal, manage, make out, contend

Matched Categories

1. • Dredging Bucket
   • Seize
   • Tool

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1. grappleverb

   Synonyms:
   seize, gripe, grasp, catch, clasp, clutch, lay hold of

2. grapplenoun

   Synonyms:
   close hug, close fight

3. grapplenoun

   Synonyms:
   grappling-irons

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1. grappleverb

   Synonyms:
   seize, attack, clutch, grasp, struggle, wrestle, contend

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1. List of paraphrases for "grapple":

   contend

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How to use grapple in a sentence?

1. Nikole Hannah-Jones:

   A project that is seeking, journalistically, to force us to grapple with our history can not be responsible for bad faith actors deciding they are going to whip up white resentment.

2. Mark Meadows:

   There is still some work to be done as we grapple with the immigration issues.

3. Jennette McCurdy:

   Just because I was abused doesn't mean I don't love her, that has been so difficult to grapple with.

4. Oprah Winfrey:

   She was our conscience. Our seer. Our truth-teller, she was a magician with language, who understood the Power of words. She used them to roil us, to wake us, to educate us and help us grapple with our deepest wounds and try to comprehend them.

5. Gibbs Knotts:

   There have been calls recently saying we have gone too far in hailing the Confederate history. we have to grapple with the past and what it means going forward.