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past participle of grip.
past tense form of grip.

gripped

ADJECTIVE

engrossed

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absorbed captivated consumed engaged enthralled submerged

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bugged busy fascinated gone hooked immersed intrigued lost monopolized occupied riveted

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all wound up assiduous caught up caught up in deep diligent fiend for head over heels heavily into hung up industrious intent into rapt really into sedulous taken up with tied-up turned on up to here in wrapped-up

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existing idle inactive

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bored disenthralled disinterested ignoring inattentive oblivious uncaring uninterested unoccupied

ADJECTIVE

held

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adhered believed clutched controlled defended detained guarded occupied retained taken

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freed lost released

ADJECTIVE

obsessed

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captivated dominated haunted preoccupied troubled

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bedeviled beset bewitched controlled dogged engrossed fixated harassed held hooked infatuated overpowered plagued possessed prepossessed seized tormented

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eat, sleep, and breathe fiendish have on the brain hung up on immersed in into really into taken over tied-up turned on up to here in wound up with wrapped up in

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disenchanted

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indifferent unconcerned

ADJECTIVE

rapt

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delighted ecstatic enthralled inattentive rapturous spellbound

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absent absent-minded abstracted beguiled bewitched blissful busy captivated carried away caught up in charmed daydreaming deep dreaming employed enamored engaged engrossed enraptured entranced happy held hung up hypnotized immersed intent involved lost oblivious occupied overwhelmed preoccupied ravished taken transported unconscious wrapped wrapped-up

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sorrowful troubled unhappy

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disenchanted repulsed turned off

ADJECTIVE

spellbound

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amazed bemused breathless captivated enthralled rapt

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bewildered bewitched charmed held hooked mesmerized petrified possessed transfixed transported

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agape caught up open-mouthed under a spell

Antonyms

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disenchanted disinterested

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gripped

Intel slipped 7.9% despite reporting quarterly revenue above analyst estimates, as investors focused on the broader tech selloff that has gripped markets this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

A female gripped the fish by its large tail fin, which provided a secure hold, while a male gained speed and charged toward them.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

Heatwave conditions have also gripped parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland this week but the heat has been less intense and has not lasted as long.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

Just a week ago, the eastern United States was gripped by another heat wave that pushed temperatures to around 104F in New York and Philadelphia.

From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026

Troves of enslaved people from many African countries, including Ghana, were brought to the United States through this pier —confused, sick, and probably gripped with terror.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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