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

New users who take advantage of this new promo can grab the $150 bonus or a $1,500 first bet for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. —Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025

Combs returns to the scene shortly thereafter and appears to grab at the phone. —Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 14 May 2025

Noun

Up for grabs is a total of $2 million in prizes, including $1 million in cash for the first-place winner and a Ferrari 812 GTS for the second-place winner. —Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 20 May 2025

Following the Timberwolves' Game 5 win over the Warriors on Wednesday night and the Pacers' elimination of the Cavaliers earlier this week, just two spots in the NBA Conference Finals remain up for grabs. —Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 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