| Main Entry: | grasp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hold, grip |
Synonyms: |
butt, cinch, clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, clutches, embrace, grapple, lug, possession, purchase, tenure |
Antonyms: |
avoidance, release |
| Main Entry: | grasp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | understanding |
Synonyms: |
awareness, comprehension, ken, knowledge, mastery, perception, realization |
Antonyms: |
ignorance, misconception, misunderstanding |
| Main Entry: | grasp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grab |
Synonyms: |
bag*, catch, clasp, clinch, clutch, collar, corral, enclose, glom, grapple, grip, hold, hook, land, seize, snatch, take, take hold of |
Antonyms: |
let go, release |
| Main Entry: | grasp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
Synonyms: |
accept, appreciate, apprehend, catch, catch on, cognize, compass, comprehend, dig*, envisage, fathom, follow, get, get the drift, get the picture, have, know, latch on, make, perceive, pick up*, realize, see, take, take in* |
Antonyms: |
misunderstand, not get |
| Main Entry: | absorb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mentally take in information |
Synonyms: |
assimilate, comprehend, digest, follow, get, get into, grasp, incorporate, latch onto, learn, sense, soak up, take in, understand |
Antonyms: |
misunderstand, not get |
| Main Entry: | acquaintance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | knowledge of something through experience |
Synonyms: |
awareness, cognizance, conversance, familiarity, fellowship, grasp, intimacy, ken, relationship, understanding |
Antonyms: |
ignorance, strangeness, unfamiliarity |
| Main Entry: | acumen |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability to understand and reason |
Synonyms: |
acuity, acuteness, astuteness, awareness, brains, brilliance, cleverness, comprehension, cunning, discernment, discrimination, farsightedness, good taste, grasp, guile, ingenuity, insight, intellect, intelligence, intuition, judgment, keenness, perception, percipience, perspicacity, perspicuity, refinement, sagacity, sensitivity, sharpness, shrewdness, smartness, smarts, understanding, vision, wisdom, wit |
| Notes: | acumen suggests that keenness relates to a person's mind, whereas acuity suggests that it relates to a person's performance; acumen is something that a person has, whereas acuity is something that a person displays |
Antonyms: |
denseness, ignorance, inability, ineptness, obtuseness, stupidity |
| Main Entry: | appreciate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | recognize worth |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, apprehend, be aware of, be cognizant of, be conscious of, catch the drift, comprehend, dig, fathom, grasp, know, perceive, read, realize, recognize, savvy, see daylight, sympathize with, take account of, understand |
| Main Entry: | appreciation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | recognition of worth |
Synonyms: |
admiration, aesthetic sense, affection, appraisal, assessment, attraction, awareness, cognizance, commendation, comprehension, enjoyment, esteem, estimation, grasp, high regard, knowledge, liking, love, perception, realization, recognition, regard, relish, respect, responsivenesss, sensibility, sensitiveness, sensitivity, sympathy, understanding, valuation |
| Main Entry: | apprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
Synonyms: |
absorb, accept, appreciate, believe, catch, comprehend, conceive, digest, fathom, get, get the picture, grasp, have, imagine, know, perceive, read, realize, recognize, sense, think |
Antonyms: |
misunderstand |