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. Buddha:

   Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else you are the one who gets burned.

2. The Jets:

   There’s little things that he’s doing where you’re seeing a little more security. He’s not a rookie, so he’s being a little more vocal. He looks good. He’s getting more comfortable, obviously grasping the offense. He’s never had trouble grasping the offense, but he was a rookie, so he goes through it. He’s much further ahead at this point than he was a year ago, for sure.

3. Irene Zoppi:

   Instead of grasping the breast and the nipple, the baby could be using a chewing-like motion.

4. Bethany Mandel:

   They see what happened in San Francisco this week and know that the way they have been conducting business is no longer viable, they are grasping at straws, and this is the straw they have decided to grasp. They are painting all opposition as fascist and terrorizing. Americans over the course of the last two years have caught on like never before to this tactic. It is going to backfire in a big way.

5. 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.