Synonyms of groped

groped

verb

past tense of grope

as in fumbled

to search for something blindly or uncertainly

she groped in her purse for her car keys

groping for the right answer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumbled
• looked
• reached
• felt
• scrabbled
• fished
• grabbed
• snatched
• hunted
• clutched
• seized
• grabbled
• captured
• combed
• sought (out)
• rummaged
• corralled
• ransacked
• raked
• nabbed
• cast about
• dredged
• scoured
• nailed
• rifled
• dug (through)
• got

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of groped

Franken fake-groped a sleeping woman as a joke, and was then credibly accused of groping numerous women for real. — Katha Pollitt, Washington Post, 10 July 2026

The juvenile was allegedly approached by a man who tried starting a conversation and groped them. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026

In each incident, women were standing alone when the attacker grabbed them from behind and groped them, police said. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 June 2026

In a 55-page complaint, the singer alleged the music mogul had groped her on numerous occasions, once trapped her inside a locked car for two hours as a form of punishment, and threatened her life. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2026

The challenge required the men to handcuff themselves to the bed while the women, in blindfolds, groped around in the dark, attempting to find their couple and handcuff themselves to him. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 June 2026

Once in the pool, the man grabbed and groped the girl, police said. — Larry Seward, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026

Leverage Federal juries found Uber liable in two cases where one driver in North Carolina groped a woman and another in Arizona raped a woman. — Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026

My body, however, had become an object of desire—I was catcalled, harassed, or groped on the way home from the movies or school. — Leila Mottley, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026