Synonyms of taking hold (of)

taking hold (of)

phrase

present participle of take hold (of)

as in grabbing

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

The baby took hold of the toy, upsetting her two-year-old sister.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabbing
• catching
• snapping (up)
• snatching
• seizing
• capturing
• getting
• landing
• trapping
• snagging
• grappling
• rapping
• netting
• snaring
• nabbing
• hooking
• bagging
• nailing
• corralling
• fastening (on)
• collaring
• copping
• latching (on or onto)
• glomming
• nobbling
• clutching
• grasping
• holding
• arresting
• roping
• apprehending
• detaining
• gripping
• securing
• kidnapping
• spiriting (away or off)
• gloving
• clasping
• lassoing
• cornering
• kidnaping
• fisting
• baying
• rending
• haltering
• abducting
• entangling
• ensnaring
• entrapping
• meshing
• immeshing
• enmeshing
• wresting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• releasing
• freeing
• discharging
• liberating
• dropping
• loosening
• unhanding