Synonyms for grasping
ˈgræs pɪŋ, ˈgrɑs-grasp·ing

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1. graspingnoun

   understanding with difficulty

   "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings"

   Synonyms:
   prehension, seizing, taking hold

   Antonyms:
   unacquisitive

2. grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehensionadjective

   the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

   Synonyms:
   prehension, seizing, taking hold

   Antonyms:
   unacquisitive

3. avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensileadjective

   immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

   "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"

   Synonyms:
   devouring(a), avid, grabby, esurient, greedy, avaricious, covetous, envious, jealous, prehensile

   Antonyms:
   unacquisitive

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1. graspingadjective

   Synonyms:
   avaricious, covetous, miserly, niggardly, penurious, parsimonious, close, stingy, mean, sordid, close-fisted, with an itching palm

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1. graspingadjective

   Synonyms:
   avaricious, sordid, covetous, niggardly, greedy

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1. List of paraphrases for "grasping":

   grasp

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1. Wang Baomin:

   Companies that get subsidies through connections are cruising without feeling any competition or fully grasping the technology, i'm afraid robots will walk down the path of China's solar industry, with its market development distorted.

2. Danielle Weston:

   They are literally grasping at straws here to come up with something.

3. Pam Wasserman:

   Math concepts are really hard, it's not a surprise that the general public has a hard time grasping these.

4. Gary Collins:

   Mac Love believes Mac Love was unfairly terminated from Mac Love public servant career without the Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan administration grasping what even occurred.

5. Byron Donalds:

   He was grasping at straws and throwing out populist talking points, but there still was no facts or real information behind it, in the chamber, his delivery was frankly awful, and the imagery was not good.