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gripped

ADJECTIVE
engrossed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absorbed captivated consumed engaged enthralled submerged
STRONG
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
Antonyms
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existing idle inactive
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bored disenthralled disinterested ignoring inattentive oblivious uncaring uninterested unoccupied
ADJECTIVE
held
Synonyms
STRONG
adhered believed clutched controlled defended detained guarded occupied retained taken
Antonyms
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freed lost released
ADJECTIVE
obsessed
Synonyms
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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
Antonyms
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disenchanted
WEAK
indifferent unconcerned
ADJECTIVE
rapt
Synonyms
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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
Antonyms
STRONGEST
sorrowful troubled unhappy
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disenchanted repulsed turned off
ADJECTIVE
spellbound
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amazed bemused breathless captivated enthralled rapt
STRONG
bewildered bewitched charmed held hooked mesmerized petrified possessed transfixed transported
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agape caught up open-mouthed under a spell
Antonyms
WEAK
disenchanted disinterested

Example Sentences

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Sir Keir will be hoping his party will be gripped by a new sense of purpose and energy, with policies on tackling energy costs and forging closer ties with the EU promised, among other things.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Fears over artificial-intelligence disruption to software have gripped the market and refused to let go.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Millions were gripped by the show's love triangle plot between Isabel 'Belly' Conklin, played by Lola Tung, and brothers Conrad and Jeremiah Fisher, played by Christopher Briney and Gavin Casalegno.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

But the moment galleries here will remember came when Lowry gripped his club at the sixth tee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

But this discomfort was worth it because when he gripped the mattock, a digging tool that looked a lot like a spear, his blisters thanked him by not erupting in pain.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young