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grasp(noun, verb, stop, hold, take)
22
clutch(noun, verb, stop, hold, take)
19
wrestle(noun, verb, meet, attack, light)
18
struggle(noun, verb, action, act, meet)
17
seize(verb, stop, hold, take, make)
15
catch(noun, verb, stop, hold, take)
15
contend(verb, meet, attack, oppose, play)
12
fight(verb, meet, attack, oppose, play)
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face(noun, verb, meet, attack, light)
10
tussle(verb, meet, attack, light, touch)
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clash(verb, action, meet, attack, light)
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battle(verb, meet, attack, oppose, play)
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encounter(verb, action, meet, attack, light)
7
scuffle(verb, meet, attack, touch, fight)
7
tackle(verb, grasp, struggle, face)
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fence(verb, play, fight, face)
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take(verb, stop, hold, make, halt)
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take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, play, fight)
6
war(noun, verb, action, meet, attack)
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confront(verb, stop, meet, attack, light)
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APASmart Define. (2015). grapple thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/grapple/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "grapple thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/grapple/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, grapple thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/grapple/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "grapple thesaurus" 2 December 2015. Web. 24 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/grapple/thesaurus/synonyms>