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Defenition of the word grasping

    • Defenition of the word grasping

      • 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"
      • understanding with difficulty; "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings"
      • the act of gripping something firmly with the hands
      • 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 greed
      • the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
      • understanding with difficulty
      • immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

    Synonyms for the word grasping

      • acquisitive
      • avaricious
      • covetous
      • grabby
      • greedy
      • prehensile
      • prehension
      • seizing
      • selfish
      • taking hold

    Similar words in the grasping

      • acquisitive
      • grasping

    Hyponyms for the word grasping

      • clasp
      • clench
      • clutch
      • clutches
      • grasp
      • grip
      • hold

    Hypernyms for the word grasping

      • apprehension
      • control
      • controlling
      • discernment
      • savvy
      • understanding

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