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past tense of grasp
Synonyms & Antonyms of grasped
1
to have a practical understanding of
- he just doesn't grasp how important it is that he call when he'll be late
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- appreciated,
- apprehended,
- cognized,
- fathomed,
- followed,
- kenned
- [chiefly Scottish],
- perceived,
- savvied
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2
to put one's arms around and press tightly
- the departing soldier grasped his children a little closer than usual
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3
to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms
- the attendant grasped my arm and steered me towards the door
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Near Antonyms for grasped
- delivered,
- entrusted
- (also intrusted),
- gave,
- handed,
- handed over,
- passed,
- relinquished,
- transferred,
- transmitted,
- turned over,
- unhanded
4
to have a clear idea of
- the emergency operator finally grasped what he was trying to tell her
Synonyms for grasped
- appreciated,
- apprehended,
- assimilated,
- beheld,
- caught,
- caught on (to),
- cognized,
- compassed,
- comprehended,
- conceived,
- cottoned (to or on to),
- deciphered,
- decoded,
- discerned,
- dug,
- got,
- grokked,
- intuited,
- knew,
- made,
- made out,
- perceived,
- recognized,
- registered,
- savvied,
- saw,
- seized,
- sensed,
- tumbled (to),
- twigged,
- understood
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