Synonyms of grab

grab 1 of 4

verb (1)

ˈgrab 

as in to snatch

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

don't grab my arm like that

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snatch
• seize
• catch
• get
• capture
• land
• snag
• nab
• trap
• hook
• take hold (of)
• snare
• corral
• hold
• grapple
• snap (up)
• grasp
• bag
• net
• cop
• nail
• collar
• rap
• clutch
• glom
• arrest
• grip
• nobble
• kidnap
• rope
• secure
• detain
• apprehend
• glove
• lasso
• fist
• clasp
• corner
• abduct
• bay
• rend
• wrest
• ensnare
• fasten (on)
• entrap
• halter
• latch (on or onto)
• mesh
• entangle
• enmesh
• spirit (away or off)
• immesh

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• release
• free
• drop
• discharge
• liberate
• loosen
• unhand

grab

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noun (1)

as in theft

an instance of theft

a political activist who thinks the government's lease of public lands to logging companies amounts to an illegal land grab

Synonyms & Similar Words

• theft
• snatching
• pinch
• heist
• swiping
• rip-off
• burglary
• mugging
• holdup
• break-in
• stickup

grabs

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of grab

as in seizes

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

don't grab my arm like that

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seizes
• snatches
• catches
• captures
• lands
• gets
• nabs
• traps
• snags
• hooks
• grasps
• holds
• grapples
• bags
• snaps (up)
• takes hold (of)
• snares
• nets
• corrals
• nails
• raps
• clutches
• gloms
• collars
• cops
• kidnaps
• secures
• arrests
• grips
• detains
• nobbles
• apprehends
• gloves
• abducts
• clasps
• corners
• ropes
• fists
• rends
• wrests
• ensnares
• lassos
• entraps
• fastens (on)
• enmeshes
• entangles
• latches (on or onto)
• bays
• meshes
• halters
• spirits (away or off)
• immeshes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• releases
• frees
• drops
• liberates
• discharges
• loosens
• unhands

grabs

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noun (2)

plural of grab

as in thefts

an instance of theft

a political activist who thinks the government's lease of public lands to logging companies amounts to an illegal land grab

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thefts
• pinches
• heists
• burglaries
• rip-offs
• holdups
• stickups
• muggings
• break-ins

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grab

Verb

Video of a wild bust-up on an American Airlines flight shows two men battling it out in the aisle after one allegedly grabbed a woman's neck while passengers disembarked. —Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Gamers should grab an SSD with a minimum of 2TB of storage, though preferably more. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2025

Noun

In November, two seats on the powerful panel are up for grabs. —Justin Worland, Time, 27 Aug. 2025

The good news is that the tools are here, the examples are clear and the future is still very much up for grabs. —David Henkin, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

Verb

Someone drops a gun, and a staffer grabs for it; another agent has to shoot him. —Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 Feb. 2025

After Silver pins Kreese to the ground, Kreese grabs the cigar and tosses it into the gasoline making the entire yacht go kablooey. —Nick Caruso, TVLine, 15 Feb. 2025

Phrases Containing grab

• grab bag