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grabbed

verb , past tense of grab

Synonyms and Antonyms of grabbed

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

don't grab my arm like that

Synonyms of grabbed

bagged, captured, caught, collared, copped [slang], corralled, glommed, got, grappled, hooked, landed, nabbed, nailed, netted, nobbled [British slang], rapped, seized, snagged, snapped (up), snared, snatched, trapped

Words Related to grabbed

gloved, haltered, lassoed, roped

apprehended, arrested, detained

bayed, cornered

clasped, clutched, fastened (on), fisted, grasped, gripped, held, latched (on or onto), secured

rent (also rended), wrested

enmeshed (also immeshed), ensnared, entangled, entrapped, meshed

abducted, kidnapped (also kidnaped), spirited (away or off)

Phrases Synonymous with grabbed

Near Antonyms of grabbed

discharged, freed, liberated, released

dropped, loosened, unhanded

Antonyms of grabbed

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