English dictionary
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English adjective: grasping | |||
| 1. | grasping immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth | ||
| Samples | 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 | avaricious, covetous, grabby, greedy, prehensile | ||
| Similar | acquisitive | ||
| Antonyms | unacquisitive | ||
English noun: grasping | |||
| 1. | grasping (cognition) understanding with difficulty | ||
| Samples | The lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | apprehension, discernment, savvy, understanding | ||
| 2. | grasping (act) the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) | ||
| Synonyms | prehension, seizing, taking hold | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | control | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold | ||
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