GRABBY Synonyms: 167 Similar and Opposite Words

grabby

adjective

ˈgra-bē

as in greedy

having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions very young children tend to be grabby and often refuse to share

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as in noticeable

likely to attract attention a tabloid that invariably favors grabby headlines, even for underwhelming stories

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Recent Examples of grabby On Ferraris, the carbon ceramics are annoyingly grabby, providing huge brake force with the slightest pressure on the pedal. —

Dan Carney, Popular Science, 5 July 2023 Rubber gloves, while moisture-proof and generally better fitted to the hand, are too grabby. —

Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023 But since people are more likely to see grabby social media ads, the risks are frequently left out. —

Hannah Jackson, ELLE, 8 Dec. 2022 In certain regen settings, this can make the brakes feel grabby toward the end of a stop, particularly with the M Sport brakes, which have more initial bite and 14.7-inch front rotors instead of 13.7-inchers. —

Dan Edmunds and Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 29 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for grabby

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The first time, Julian’s children (James Corden, Jessica Gunning) seemed like miserable, greedy wretches.

— Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
But whether or not the good are rewarded, the greedy get their comeuppance, or old creative sparks are rekindled soon become beside the point.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026