Synonyms of groping

groping

verb

present participle of grope

as in fumbling

to search for something blindly or uncertainly

she groped in her purse for her car keys

groping for the right answer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumbling
• looking
• reaching
• feeling
• scrabbling
• fishing
• grabbing
• hunting
• snatching
• clutching
• seizing
• capturing
• combing
• rummaging
• seeking (out)
• grabbling
• raking
• casting about
• scouring
• ransacking
• dredging
• nailing
• digging (through)
• getting
• nabbing
• rifling
• corralling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of groping

Quaylin Wesley, 27, of Oakland and Vallejo, has been charged with 10 felonies for allegedly going into the girl’s room repeatedly on the night of June 13 and groping her, forcing her to touch him, and attempting to sodomize her, prosecutors say. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Gooding has been accused of groping dozens of women and pleaded guilty to one count of forcible touching in 2022. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

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 abuse included groping and fondling of the students’ genitals and other acts under the guise of a medical examination. — CNN Money, 4 June 2026

The abuse included groping and fondling of the students' genitals and other acts under the guise of a medical examination. — Jasper Ward, USA Today, 4 June 2026

Tajul Islam, 55, is accused of groping and molesting the victims inside Masjid Bilal Queens on Sutphin Blvd. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026

After literally years of groping around in the dark, Brazil do, at least, have the makings of a plan under Ancelotti. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026

Busfield is accused of groping a 16-year-old girl who was auditioning for a role at the B Street Theatre in Sacramento, according to a prosecution filing. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026