Synonyms for Gripped:

• adj.

  •engrossed (adjective)
  • more bugged,
  • more in to,
  • most into,
  • most submerged,
  • in to,
  • more diligent,
  • most consumed,
  • most gripped,
  • sub merged,
  • heavily in to,
  • more consumed,
  • more into,
  • up here in,
  • most captivated,
  • more gripped,
  • more monopolized,
  • most riveted,
  • caught in,
  • most monopolized,
  • most in to,
  • most enthralled,
  • sub-merged,
  • more submerged,
  • more riveted,
  • more enthralled,
  • most bugged,
  • really in to,
  • more captivated,
  • in tent.
  •held (adjective)
  • de-fended,
  • most clutched,
  • most detained,
  • more believed,
  • most believed,
  • more clutched,
  • more detained,
  • de fended.
  •obsessed (adjective)
  • taken over,
  • wrapped up in,
  • immersed in,
  • hung up on,
  • have on the brain,
  • wound up with,
  • be set,
  • harassed,
  • wrapped in,
  • eat sleep and breathe.
  •rapt (adjective)
  • more ravished,
  • more enraptured,
  • trans ported,
  • de-lighted,
  • most entranced,
  • un-conscious,
  • most ravished,
  • un conscious,
  • over-whelmed,
  • de lighted,
  • over whelmed,
  • more beguiled,
  • most enraptured,
  • most beguiled,
  • more entranced,
  • more daydreaming,
  • in-attentive,
  • most daydreaming.
  •spellbound (adjective)
  • under a spell,
  • Open-mouthed,
  • openmouthed.

• v.

  •gripped (verb)
  • retained,
  • seized,
  • Grappled,
  • Adhered,
  • Embraced,
  • Had,
  • Clasped,
  • kept,
  • grasped,
  • Clutched.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • bitten.
  •enraptured
  • fascinated.
  •Other relevant words:
  • cased,
  • charmed,
  • enthralled,
  • enamored,
  • stricken,
  • Pursed,
  • Persisted,
  • dished,
  • stopped,
  • enchanted,
  • comprehended,
  • monomaniac,
  • diseased,
  • Coped,
  • magnetized,
  • infatuated,
  • pinched,
  • Nipped,
  • Caught,
  • Snapped,
  • hung up,
  • bewitched,
  • undistracted,
  • Captured,
  • spiked,
  • Clamped,
  • afflicted,
  • affected,
  • delayed,
  • possessed,
  • fixed,
  • monomaniacal,
  • handled,
  • fanatical,
  • Attacked,
  • Attracted,
  • Twitched,
  • Tackled,
  • Impaled,
  • Persevered,
  • Nailed,
  • Bagged,
  • Hugged,
  • Contended,
  • clenched,
  • Tranced,
  • perceived,
  • captivated,
  • tightened,
  • restrained,
  • engaged,
  • passionate,
  • clinched,
  • mesmerised,
  • fixated,
  • laid hold of,
  • Intrigued,
  • Compassed,
  • hafted,
  • realized,
  • Managed,
  • arrested,
  • apprehended,
  • beguiled,
  • enamoured,
  • entranced,
  • batched,
  • touched,
  • Grabbed,
  • stocked,
  • knobbed,
  • braced,
  • based,
  • Snatched,
  • Squeezed,
  • hypnotized,
  • Griped,
  • preoccupied,
  • absorbed,
  • transfixed,
  • besotted,
  • Waited.

Paraphrases for Gripped:

• Forward Entailment

  • Verb, past tense
    controlled.

• Independent

  • Verb, past tense
    grasped, Grabbed, Predominated, Prevailed, Galvanized, dominated, impacted, Mobilized, Circled, confiscated, Brought, Captured, Wrote, mobilised, seized, Complained, seizure, Punched, seised, Referred, Appealed, contacted, ffected, touched, contained, covered, slapped, hurt, socked, struck, engaged, enlisted, applied, Knocked, curbed, shot, Reached, kicked, clocked, Submitted, Filed, HIT, swept, affected, turned, Banged, moved, earned, Entered, beat, Clubbed, Took.
  • Verb, past participle
    imprisoned, plagued, interned, trapped, stuck, ravaged, afflicted, prey, Preyed, Confronted, mired, Racked, Endured, ridden, locked, embroiled, troubled, Detained, torn, engulfed, consumed, beset, eaten, taken.

Gripped Sentence Examples:

• When I gripped it, my fingers closed on space.

• Then again anger swept his mind clean of reason, and he threw his chin up and gripped the gun tight.