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Adjective
Attentively occupied with
To be continuously haunted or possessed by something, especially negative emotions, ideas or desires
Grasped or clutched in one's hands
Verb
To have taken control of with one's hands
To have triggered enthusiasm or eagerness
To have instigated the curiosity or attention of someone
Past tense for to stick or adhere to something
Past tense for to overwhelm with a certain quality or feeling
Past tense for to affect strongly
Past tense for to be preoccupied with a single thought, topic or emotion
Past tense for to feel or manipulate with the hands
Past tense for to join or connect securely together
Past tense for to (verbally) attack repeatedly
Past tense for to hold on to or continue to have something, both physically or mentally
Past tense for to focus on, usually of one's vision or thoughts
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Adjective
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Attentively occupied with
enthralled
riveted
absorbed
engrossed
rapt
spellbound
obsessed
captivated
fascinated
immersed
intent
mesmerized
US
entranced
focused
US
involved
preoccupied
mesmerised
UK
focussed
UK
occupied
intrigued
attentive
interested
hooked
engaged
hypnotized
US
lost
deep
beguiled
hypnotised
UK
wrapped up
charmed
enticed
consumed
attracted
enamored
US
bewitched
enchanted
enamoured
UK
hung up
caught up
transfixed
held
excited
observant
busy
keen
into
infatuated
hooked on
enraptured
stimulated
transported
really into
caught up in
taken
head over heels
smitten
impressed
eager
agog
turned on
riveted by
all ears
titillated
preoccupied by
intent on
dazzled
thrilled
taken up
up to here
tantalized
US
gone
submerged
tantalised
UK
aroused
delighted
fixated by
inquisitive
drawn
moved
interested in
mesmerized by
tied up
enthusiastic about
focused on
curious
captivated by
locked in
dialed in
up to here in
overwhelmed
heavily into
gripped by
intrigued by
affected
eat sleep and breathe
fixed
intoxicated
roused
abstracted
inspired
besotted
inspirited
lured
fixated
absent-minded
buried
in a brown study
distracted
enthralled by
intense
stuck on
fascinated by
passionate about
devoted to
up to one's ears
crazy about
nuts about
gone on
deep in thought
beguiled by
wrapped up in
crazed
enquiring
UK
inquiring
US
breathless
ravished
enthusiastic
absent
dreaming
content
daydreaming
employed
oblivious
caught
predisposed
earnest
seduced
concentrating
carried away
sold
concentrated
drawn to
touched
beady-eyed
fanatical
passionate
keen on
under a spell
enrapt
attracted to
fond of
concerned
in love with
devoted
bewitched by
besotted with
monomaniacal
queer
all wound up
engaged with
engaged in
hypnotized by
taken up with
preoccupied with
sunk in
single-minded
single-minded about
taken over
hell-bent
potty about
engrossed in
absorbed in
obsessive about
dedicated to
dotty about
involved in
possessed by
wild on
wound up
hung up on
immersed in
having a one-track mind
steeped
connected
happy
steady
lured by
enticed by
watchful
set
centered
US
wrapped
snoopy
nosy
responsive
quizzical
questioning
probing
guided to
awestruck
concerned with
interrogative
steadfast
studious
awakened
fired
querying
scrutinizing
US
investigative
glued
centred
UK
settled
alert
examining
inspecting
open
struck
sympathetic
concupiscent
amazed
awestricken
hanging on every word
enfolded
burning with curiosity
agape
ignorant
on the case
stunned
bedazzled
starstruck
set on
deep in
sensual
impassioned
warm
desirous
won over
amorous
carnal
salacious
enthused
open-mouthed
absentminded
entranced by
bound-up
distracted by
taken up by
distrait
dreamy
spellbound by
under someone's spell
avid
ardent
inquisitorial
moonstruck
OCD
somewhere else
wool-gathering
not there
with your head in the clouds
in a world of your own
miles away
not with us
scrutinising
UK
frisky
turned-on
squirrelly
need to know
fond
overpowered
very interested
sold on
extremely curious
very inquisitive
highly interested
extremely interested
very curious
industrious
diligent
assiduous
mad
sedulous
struck on
addicted to
mad about
monopolized
US
bugged
enamored of
UK
attached to
monopolised
UK
twitterpated by
infatuated with
hungry for
smitten with
eager for
sweet on
enchanted by
charmed by
love-struck by
wild about
fiend for
partial to
taken with
enamoured of
US
obsessed with
committed
rigorous
careful
dedicated
conscientious
thorough
heedful
persistent
scrupulous
painstaking
meticulous
searching
perceptive
active
persevering
driven
zealous
dogged
unflagging
vigilant
paying attention
hard-working
tireless
determined
laborious
mindful
detailed
indefatigable
piercing
untiring
aware
percipient
resolute
firm
regardful
bustling
operose
open-eyed
listening carefully
on guard
on the lookout
eager beaver
Argus-eyed
punctilious
hardworking
tenacious
pertinacious
whole
resolved
concerted
methodical
heeding
acute
noticing
entire
listening
minute
unrelenting
persisting
discerning
constant
intensive
exclusive
awake
tentie
tenty
reckful
faithful
penetrating
all
undivided
captive
not missing a trick
on one's toes
on the qui vive
on the job
on the ball
wide awake
on your toes
wide-awake
attending
close
thoughtful
sharp
purposeful
unblinking
perseverant
stuck
shrewd
inflexible
beady
obsessive
trapped
mentally enchanted
bound up
possessed
strong-minded
motivated
on task
strenuous
brooding
worried
anxious
investigational
penetrative
nice
desperate
energetic
insistent
in-depth
fact-finding
concentrative
lost in thought
all-out
exacting
particular
far away
wrapped-up
immersed in thought
complete
total
full
slogging
swotty
plugging
working
plodding
unbroken
wholehearted
undistracted
collective
unadulterated
unmitigated
absolute
unshared
unreserved
consistent
unqualified
unalloyed
unswerving
united
consummate
sincere
unanimous
continued
out-and-out
rigid
fast
deliberate
circumspect
lock stock and barrel
more ❯
“The first half of the movie was dull and boring, but I was
gripped
by the film's climactic sequence.”
Adjective
▲
To be continuously haunted or possessed by something, especially negative emotions, ideas or desires
obsessed
possessed
beset
plagued
consumed
preoccupied
tormented
controlled
dominated
haunted
troubled
cursed
flustered
hounded
mad
overcome
seized
tortured
affected
bedeviled
US
bedevilled
UK
beleaguered
dogged
overpowered
overwhelmed
surrounded
unnerved
vexed
agitated
bewitched
bothered
devoured
harassed
harried
held
insane
paranoid
anxious
fiendish
neurotic
violent
taken over
under a spell
in the grip of
disturbed
anguished
worried
oppressed
frightened
terrified
frenzied
berserk
crazed
raving
maddened
frenetic
demented
crazy
gone
out of one's mind
Adjective
▲
Grasped or clutched in one's hands
held
grasped
clenched
clutched
clasped
grabbed
seized
snatched
confiscated
captured
kept
impounded
annexed
taken
Verb
▲
To have taken control of with one's hands
took
grabbed
held
clenched
grasped
clasped
snared
snatched
wrested
caught
nabbed
seized
snagged
caught hold of
clung to
clutched
got hold of
grabbed hold of
held on to
took hold of
squeezed
clinched
grappled
holden
laid hands on
taken
laid hold of
prest
pressed
hung on to
embraced
collared
hooked
taken hold of
plucked
pluckt
held tightly
held fast
got
secured
seized hold of
latched on to
held onto
hung on
captured
nailed
crushed
bagged
trapped
pinched
clamped
fastened
enclasped
copped
glommed
corralled
clung
clinged
latched on
held on
grasped hold of
snapped up
caught at
netted
cuddled
gotten
gat
landed
hugged
enfolded
enveloped
carried
snuggled
rapped
nobbled
canoodled
nuzzled
fastened on
kept hold of
kept a hold on
put the snare on
held tight
hung onto
held fast to
clung on
kept close
gotten hold of
held close
clung on to
spooned
took a grip of
taken a grip of
fixed
fixt
bolted
tweaked
cramped
clapt
clapped
beared
rivetted
riveted
confined
latched
owned
possessed
cradled
strained
had
embosomed
collected
brought
gathered
appropriated
pinioned
pulled
twinged
compressed
commanded
received
intercepted
yanked
locked
wrenched
laid
picked up
acquired
gloved
possessed oneself of
gained
enclosed
won
cherished
griped
accolled
colled
extricated
prised
pounced on
cleft to
pressed tightly
gotten one's fingers on
had in hand
make fasted
handled
closed
took in arms
fastened round
closed around
grabbed away
folded in arms
glommed onto
seized upon
grabbed tightly
taken in arms
reached for
leaped about
wrung
bit
cloven to
hooked on
gained possession of
got one's fingers on
gotten your hands on
nipped
come into possession of
picked
wielded
got a purchase
cleaved
laid hold
gathered up
got your hands on
clapped a hand on
palmed
adhered
bore
borne
own
locken
lay
came into possession of
taken possession of
taken receipt of
took receipt of
took possession of
bitten
wringed
wrang
grope
gripen
got a hold of
gotten a hold of
taken by force
clapped hands on
clapp hands on
gone for
took by force
went for
taken hold
gave something a squeeze
given something a squeeze
took hold
obtained
attained
arrested
jumped at
annexed
seized on
procured
apprehended
came by
scored
detained
garnered
earned
brought in
ensnared
put in jail
lift
wangled
entrapped
pulled in
grasped with both hands
pulled down
achieved
nicked
reapt
reaped
knocked down
acted upon
busted
put behind bars
took advantage of
realized
US
swung
accessed
hauled in
felt your collar
grabbed at
latched onto
realised
UK
racked up
accepted eagerly
abducted
took into custody
taken advantage of
imprisoned
found
entangled
incarcerated
enmeshed
amassed
drew
drawn
taken into custody
took prisoner
lifted
cornered
lassoed
capitalized on
made
come to have
clutched at
snatched at
caught up
tackled
got possession of
exploited
acted on
took captive
maximized
US
taken prisoner
kidnaped
kidnapped
accepted
maximised
UK
put to advantage
taken up
took up
carried off
put to use
restrained
tugged
derived
tangled
bought
taken captive
purchased
ensnarled
fulfilled
located
occupied
meshed
entoiled
hit
gleaned
immeshed
swang
swungen
prehended
hustled
compassed
made a grab for
come into
come in for
swooped down on
scared up
welcomed with open arms
chalked up
put the cuffs on
swooped on
arrived at
grabbed with both hands
rounded up
put the arm on
used
made the most of
pursued
founden
fand
utilized
US
thrown in jail
threw in jail
did
done
conquered
built on
derived benefit from
gained from
turned to account
jumped on
took hostage
utilised
UK
milked
played on
came to have
followed up on
profited from
cashed in on
profited by
teared
ripped
jerked
accomplished
swiped
booked
manoeuvred
UK
wrought
worked
maneuvered
US
peeled
twitched
boughten
logged
established
retained
enjoyed
beached
jailed
US
treed
reified
effectuated
jagged
stopped
springed
rousted
leaped
US
cleared away
leapt
UK
gone for enthusiastically
reserved
took in
sorted out
took possession
scooped
succeeded in
got one's mitts on
pounced
benefitted from
arranged
sourced
brought off
tracked down
took action on
polished off
reeled in
tied up
usurped
prevailed upon
pulled off
snapped
scooped up
built up
notched up
clawed at
shown enthusiasm for
took in for questioning
culled
taken in for questioning
went for enthusiastically
tossed in jail
bought up
managed
gaoled
UK
brought around
taken possession
fixed up
attacked suddenly
wrestled
taken in
snatched up
took control of
blagged
bought out
managed to get
taken hostage
jumped
came into
attempted
exacted
claimed
made a haul
searched out
clocked up
pulled at
caught off-guard
knocked off
tracked
showed enthusiasm for
snapt
came in for
placed under arrest
come up with
locked up
swept up
stretched for
induced
traced
tugged at
solicited
torn
tore
book
hitten
hat
taken action on
availed oneself of
rung up
rang up
went after
gone after
took delivery of
taken delivery of
came up with
sprent
taken control of
taken by surprise
taken unawares
took unawares
took by surprise
bitten off
bit off
undertaken
undertook
more ❯
“She continued to
grip
his hand tightly as her legs trembled and wobbled and threatened to buckle under her.”
Verb
▲
To have triggered enthusiasm or eagerness
excited
thrilled
exhilarated
roused
stirred
animated
enlivened
enthused
stimulated
delighted
inspired
inspirited
invigorated
moved
elated
lifted
vitalized
buoyed
charged
electrified
enraptured
galvanized
US
gladdened
heartened
intoxicated
pumped up
tickled
uplifted
bucked up
energised
UK
energized
US
envigorated
galvanised
UK
gingered up
jazzed up
livened up
pepped up
perked up
picked up
stirred up
evoked
fired
gave someone a buzz
lit a fire under
put zip into
quickened
lift
aroused
titillated
overjoyed
brightened
motivated
rallied
enchanted
fuelled
wowed
fueled
flushed
juiced
got someone going
given someone a kick
raced one's motor
given a buzz
keyed up
fired with enthusiasm
grabbed
tickled pink
fired the enthusiasm of
gave someone a charge
turned on
gave someone a kick
given someone a charge
gave a buzz
fired the imagination of
fired up
gave joy to
given joy to
blew away
given pleasure to
went over big
blown away
gone over big
gave pleasure to
refreshed
revitalized
US
encouraged
rejuvenated
revived
renewed
restored
revitalised
UK
braced
boosted
strengthened
vivified
revivified
recharged
reinvigorated
fortified
buoyed up
emboldened
filliped
regenerated
freshened
spurred
cheered
rekindled
activated
reanimated
repaired
juiced up
cheered up
refreshened
resuscitated
steeled
breathed new life into
amped up
jump-started
resurrected
spiked
improved
recreated
zipped up
renovated
waked up
sparked
incited
kick-started
rewaked
rewakened
awakened
reawakened
promoted
spurred on
triggered
enhanced
touched up
goaded
provoked
reactivated
enkindled
reinforced
built up
brightened up
put new life into
put some spark into
instigated
ameliorated
supported
impelled
elevated
bolstered
upgraded
geed up
bounced back
reassured
kindled
empowered
sustained
inflamed
bettered
reconditioned
whipped up
woken up
woke up
livened
recovered
updated
psyched up
rewoke
rewoken
worked up
given a shot in the arm to
gave a shot in the arm to
driven
drove
drave
druv
swayed
piqued
given a boost to
gave a boost to
enheartened
restarted
raised
dynamized
augmented
modernized
US
prodded
boosted up
chirked up
modernised
UK
re-established
impassioned
pushed
fostered
comforted
incentivized
built
reestablished
cultivated
enriched
revved up
intensified
assured
instilled
helped
relieved
urged
optimized
US
zapped
nerved
exalted
commoved
put new heart into
beefed up
set up
spiced up
brushed up
optimised
UK
put new life in
made whole
influenced
overhauled
reconstructed
embellished
polished
impressed
consoled
redeveloped
cheered on
fanned
furthered
psyched
reproduced
amplified
advanced
aided
changed
wound up
reorganized
US
lightened
perfected
spiced
prompted
meliorated
borne up
bore up
innervated
raised your spirits
vivificated
increased
replenished
activized
regained
innerved
built on
stepped up
spruced up
brought around
brought back to life
reorganised
UK
prepared
given a lift to
gave a lift to
developt
developed
incentified
poised
persuaded
readied
revised
assisted
revamped
refurbished
refined
nurtured
girt
girded
inclined
heightened
captivated
transported
enthralled
whetted
holp
holpen
backed
benefited
benefitted
relaunched
egged on
endowed
hardened
reinstituted
primed
reenergized
stiffened the resolve of
propped up
appreciated
produced
amended
armed
enabled
rehabilitated
put at ease
added some zest to
bumped up
put new heart in
upset
progressed
put life into
reinvented
looked up
given a new lease of life to
put new strength in
put pep into
got ready
lit up
supercharged
gave a new lease of life to
let sunshine in
put some life into
changed radically
raised spirits
come alive
got going again
informed
geared up
polished up
raised from the dead
fine-tuned
snapped up
topped up
took a turn for the better
taken a turn for the better
given new strength to
gave life to
gave new life to
given life to
gave a lift
did up
agitated
gotten going
done up
gave new strength to
given a lift
got going
given new life to
applauded
disinhibited
enforced
caused
soothed
jumpstarted
egged
placated
emphasized
US
honed
reenforced
ignited
remodeled
US
remodelled
UK
rebranded
calmed
underlined
forearmed
stressed
cemented
nudged
facilitated
mended
feed
fed
sharpened
accelerated
engendered
irritated
streamlined
wakened
aggrandized
recuperated
deepened
championed
disposed
tightened
praised
pricked
convalesced
recalled
given a boost
gave a boost
condoled
assuaged
speeded
sped
reformed
contemporized
astonished
astounded
amazed
favoured
UK
touched
advantaged
titivated
exacerbated
favored
US
infused
imbued
catalyzed
US
entranced
rejoiced
saved
corroborated
buttressed
maintained
rewarded
upheld
underpinned
sent
raised the morale of
boosted morale
lifted the spirits of
bielded
spirited up
stimulated spiritually
tempted
frenzied
jolted
powered
struck
nourished
upped
unwound
burgeoned
cleaned
rescued
remade
reintroduced
pepped
mollified
charged up
restituted
gave a shot in the arm
started up
speeded up
commiserated
made one feel at ease
bowled over
become hopeful
made young again
highlighted
made more lively
cooled down
given strength to
given the kiss of life to
illumed
snapped out of it
got
made happy
become cheerful
got to
made perfect
lifted the morale of
steamed up
contributed to
bolstered up
cleaned up
boosted moral
taunted
spooked
called forth
acted as a incentive to
boldened
gave the kiss of life to
beghasted
made swing
precipitated
acted as a stimulus to
dispatched
elaborated on
smoothed
emphasised
UK
sped up
made your head spin
made well
inflated
souped up
added some colour to
rehabbed
composed
magnetized
US
actuated
infected
reclaimed
encouraged the growth of
blew away the cobwebs
burnished
switched on
leavened
moved to action
sprung
made brave
acted as a spur to
face-lifted
given a shot in the arm
affected
besoothed
brought comfort to
built a fire under
worked on
turned someone on
blown away the cobwebs
geared oneself up
substantiated
wrought
sympathized with
catalysed
UK
waked
smartened up
brought out
worked
occasioned
made alive
tightened up
hotted up
become optimistic
made lively
consolidated
made someone feel young again
allayed
kept someone going
sexed up
propelled
soared
fixed up
retreaded
came alive
brought back
gave a new lease on life
motived
come to life
improved on
made younger
sparked off
restored vitality to
palliated
backed up
brought up to code
made better
tempered
sparked up
breathed life into
braced up
grew
succored
US
jarred
zhooshed up
broadened
got better
cleared up
ruffled
magnetised
UK
brought up to date
succoured
UK
started off
solaced
salved
stoked up
added to
jacked up
defended
quieted fears
flustered
grown
acted as a fillip to
made braver
given a new lease on life
eased
condoled with
endued
lightened burden
shored up
pacified
commiserated with
acted as a impetus to
made very happy
gave strength to
added value to
wakened up
empathized with
fomented
relaxed
freshened up
carried
spruced
made confident
made more exciting
added zest to
upholden
gave shot in arm
given shot in arm
given hope to
gave hope to
given confidence to
gave confidence to
gotten to
came to life
drew forth
drawn forth
added zing to
given courage to
gave courage to
took your breath away
taken your breath away
gone to your head
went to your head
stung
gotten one started
got one started
stricken
did
gave face lift to
given face lift to
done
grew buoyant
grown buoyant
shook up
shaken up
sprang
added a little something to
became cheerful
taken heart
took heart
gave a facelift to
drove forward
driven forward
given a facelift to
woke
woken
gave condolences to
given solace to
gave sympathy to
gave solace to
given sympathy to
given condolences to
were responsible for
was responsible for
given one an idea
gotten
gave one an idea
been responsible for
gat
given impetus
gave impetus
given someone a thrill
gave someone great pleasure
given someone great pleasure
gave someone a thrill
gave a bit of zing
given a bit of zing
gotten better
gave courage
given courage
given pep talk
gave confidence
given confidence
gave pep talk
seen someone through
saw someone through
stricken up
struck up
risen
rose
became optimistic
became hopeful
gave new energy to
added fuel to
given new energy to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To have instigated the curiosity or attention of someone
interested
attracted
appealed to
drew
engrossed
excited
fascinated
intrigued
tempted
captivated
entertained
enthralled
lured
snared
tantalized
US
titillated
affected
amused
aroused
concerned
distracted
engaged
hooked
involved
perked up
pleased
pulled
touched
mattered to
mesmerised
UK
mesmerized
US
moved
riveted
rivetted
tantalised
UK
turned on
beguiled
bemused
caught one's eye
diverted
enchanted
grabbed
immersed
piqued
absorbed
absorpt
aroused one's curiosity
bewitched
captured one's imagination
engaged one's attention
floated someone's boat
held
held one's attention
lit someone's fire
occupied
preoccupied
sat up
tickled someone's fancy
whetted one's appetite
arrested
busied
enwrapped
charmed
spellbound
entranced
enraptured
hypnotized
US
hypnotised
UK
caught up
transfixed
bedazzled
delighted
magnetized
US
allured
caught
holden
magnetised
UK
dazzled
won
captured
ravished
held spellbound
transported
enamored
US
thrilled
wiled
raptured
drawn
ensnared
enticed
carried away
overwhelmed
seized
enamoured
UK
witched
wowed
held your attention
bowled over
tickled pink
swept off feet
engulfed
gratified
monopolized
US
gladdened
enslaved
won over
held in awe
put under a spell
monopolised
UK
knocked dead
astounded
seduced
gained
invited
employed
fixated
fixed
fixt
killed
infatuated
consumed
compelled
tickled your fancy
held the attention of
knocked out
tied up
amazed
bewildered
dumbfounded
stirred
stimulated
electrified
impressed
intoxicated
filled
tickled
enveloped
slayed
overcome
rapped
influenced
staggered
subdued
subjugated
soaked
delectated
appealed
made happy
kept busy
taken up
put 'em away
made a hit with
caught hold of
moved to tears
reduced to tears
took up
taken
took
kept
maintained
regaled
stunned
roused
wooed
solaced
provoked
disported
overpowered
inspired
slain
slew
overcame
choked
recreated
stoked
prompted
induced
obsessed
relaxed
subjected
buried
ensorcelled
fractured
kindled
assimilated
vamped
fired
animated
wallowed
sent into transports
got lost in
rendered speechless
pulled in
become lost
grabbed the attention of
riveted the attention of
brought in
aroused curiosity
involved oneself in
brought around
caught the eye of
gorgonized
wrapped up
given pleasure to
roped in
enthused
caught your eye
attended
bound
gave pleasure to
owned
called forth
knocked 'em dead
rendered unable to continue
glued
brought forth
held on to
interested greatly
snowed under
satisfied
elicited
lost oneself in
involved oneself
swamped
sent into raptures
locked
kept alive
whelmed
sent
persuaded
aroused the curiosity of
kept up
made emotional
argued into
bounden
locken
took your breath away
taken your breath away
became lost
got under your skin
own
gotten under your skin
thrown yourself into
threw yourself into
absorbed yourself in
broken one up
broke one up
got one's jollies
gotten one's jollies
given a buzz
blew away
gave someone a kick
gave a buzz
given someone a kick
blown away
awed
struck
astonished
inflamed
overawed
floored
exhilarated
cheered
inveigled
elated
hit the spot
led on
tickle to death
stupefied
baited
dazed
overjoyed
courted
whetted the appetite of
swept someone off their feet
stricken
teased
contented
betrayed
solicited
pleasured
decoyed
elevated
rejoiced
quickened
steered
humored
US
humoured
UK
indulged
enlivened
beckoned
tranced
arrided
fulfilled
scintillated
made your mouth water
cast a spell on
pleased greatly
turned someone on
left speechless
tickled to death
sucked in
hit on
sparked
whetted
wakened
stirred up
entrapped
galvanized
US
deceived
deluded
mousetrapped
trapped
charged
conned
misled
besotted
endeared
cajoled
uplifted
heartened
tolled
controlled
crazed
jubilated
bedevilled
UK
exulted
bedeviled
US
got going
surprised
inclined
warmed
wheedled
psyched
touted
tricked
drawn attention
struck dumb
turned one's head
freaked out
inspirited
exerted influence on
got
picked up
cracked up
led astray
come on
blinded
comforted
ecstasized
took aback
brought joy to
psyched out
had an impact on
gladded
agreed with
filled with delight
switched on
flirted with
galvanised
UK
swept you off your feet
laughed it up
made content
dangled a carrot in front of
agitated
gone over big
got someone going
made merry
made someone feel good
obtained
kept amused
buoyed up
scored with
kept someone hanging on
suited
secured
brightened up
drew attention
went over big
grooved
taken aback
pumped up
warmed the cockles of the heart
kept hanging
turned someone's head
exerted a pull on
stricken dumb
cheered up
bucked up
tickled the fancy of
besotten
came on
gotten
gat
blew your mind
blown your mind
given someone a thrill
gotten going
gave someone a thrill
done it for someone
did it for someone
gave great pleasure to
given joy to
given someone a charge
gave joy to
given great pleasure to
gave someone a charge
got one's kicks
gave someone pleasure
gave a lift
given someone pleasure
given a lift
gotten one's kicks
more ❯
“Above all, she had the uncanny ability to
grip
her audience and hold them in her thrall.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to stick or adhere to something
adhered
clung
clinged
clasped
affixed
cleaved
fixt
fixed
held
holden
sticked
stuck
tacked
fastened
glued
secured
hewed
hew
hewn
hung on
cleft to
cloven to
bound
bonded
held fast
bounden
welded
fused
pasted
gummed
stuck to
set
linked
cohered
coupled
cemented
hugged
connected
snagged
lodged
held on to
stayed
stayed put
stuck fast
stuck like glue
stuck together
hitched
moored
soldered
clamped
grasped
clutched
tied
embraced
caught
hanged
hung
twined
joined
bolted
blended
blent
chained
sealed
planted
plastered
imbedded
frozen to
froze to
remained
united
latched onto
clung like ivy
anchored
clung to
fastened together
held on like bulldog
made port
bonded to
stuck on
hung onto
held on
cohered to
stuck like a barnacle
make fasted
sticked fast to
adhered to
taped
pinned
sellotaped
brazed
clogged
stuck like barnacle
frozen
froze
more ❯
“Under a microscope, he saw the seeds had tiny hooks to
grip
on to his clothes.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to overwhelm with a certain quality or feeling
pervaded
filled
overwhelmed
suffused
drowned
swamped
diffused through
invaded
permeated
saturated
overspread
spread through
imbued
steeped
infused
impregnated
penetrated
charged
percolated
infiltrated
informed
riddled
transfused
diffused
interpenetrated
perfused
affected
passed through
run through
percolated through
extended throughout
percolated into
filtered through
flowed through
extended through
ran through
spread
spread throughout
soaked
seeped
flooded
entered
spread over
colored
US
seeped through
filtered
beset
coloured
UK
bathed
instilled
drenched
characterized
US
covered
passed
spread out
plagued
overrun
infected
characterised
UK
infested
tinged
seeped into
diffused throughout
flavoured
UK
flavored
US
swarmed
washed
inundated
pestered
mantled
illuminated
laded
pierced
afflicted
choked
packed
crowded
marked
soaked through
soaked into
swarmed over
overran
flowed into
cut through
burst through
soused
sopped
soddened
animated
taken over
took over
injected
went through
gone through
been through
macerated
sodden
overflowed
typified
inspired
imbrued
leavened
seethed
engulfed
immersed
loaded
enveloped
ingrained
laden
interfused
leaked
thronged
overswarmed
spoilt
UK
spoiled
US
corrupted
osmosed
metastasized
teemed
flocked
accessed
parasitized
harried
entrenched
colonized
US
colonised
UK
run riot over
clogged
leached through
abounded in
crawled all over
washed over
worked into
seeped in
filtered through to
piled into
surged over
heaped into
passed into
got into
lit up
filtered in
crammed into
sod
loaden
went
gone
ran riot over
underlay
underlain
got in
gotten in
gotten into
gone in
went in
fell on
fallen on
more ❯
“It was in this atmosphere that the media decided to break the chains of fear and suspicion that seemed to
grip
the nation.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to affect strongly
affected
afflicted
attacked
beset
racked
convulsed
smote
smit
smitten
smited
tormented
took over
taken over
upset
hurt
troubled
distressed
bothered
worried
plagued
tortured
harassed
vexed
vext
pained
harrowed
oppressed
annoyed
bedevilled
UK
bedeviled
US
agonized
US
persecuted
irked
irritated
burdened
grieved
pestered
harried
wound
wounded
cursed
curst
excruciated
anguished
ailed
strained
tried
stressed
besieged
exasperated
taxed
crucified
martyred
discommoded
blighted
pursued
prest
pressed
struck
visited
buffeted
buffetted
agonised
UK
caused suffering to
caused trouble to
stricken
took
taken
more ❯
“Sometimes, fear and anxiety may
grip
the individual late at night, causing insomnia.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to be preoccupied with a single thought, topic or emotion
obsessed
engrossed
preoccupied
consumed
absorbed
absorpt
possessed
fixated
haunted
held
holden
fascinated
hounded
plagued
beset
tormented
controlled
infatuated
hyperfocused
hyperfocussed
ate up
eaten up
became an obsession with
become an obsession with
took control of
taken control of
preyed on
took over
taken over
had a grip on
had a hold on
preyed on your mind
occupied
enthralled
concerned
dominated
distracted
affected
overcome
disturbed
bedevilled
UK
bedeviled
US
overwhelmed
overcame
troubled
worried
devoured
engulfed
immersed
monopolized
US
grasped
overburdened
overpowered
stayed with
got
overloaded
monopolised
UK
gotten
gat
eaten away at
ate away at
taken in
took in
harrowed
swamped
oppressed
burdened
tortured
racked
afflicted
depressed
distressed
nagged
swallowed up
taxed
lied heavy on
gnawed at
weighed on
hung over
weighed heavily on
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to feel or manipulate with the hands
handled
felt
grasped
held
holden
touched
fingered
pawed
lifted
lift
thumbed
fondled
mauled
checked
moved
palpated
tested
tried
picked up
played with
toyed with
poked at
Verb
▲
Past tense for to join or connect securely together
fastened
joined
connected
bound
bounden
tied
coupled
linked
united
yoked
sticked
stuck
bonded
interconnected
glued
concatenated
chained
knit
knitted
welded
clamped
interlinked
paired
appended
locked
locken
annexed
spliced
buckled
bridged
adhered
conjoined
bracketed
knotted
cohered
cleaved
buttoned
closed
caught
banded
mortised
linked up
brought together
Verb
▲
Past tense for to (verbally) attack repeatedly
rode
rid
ridden
hassled
heckled
badgered
berated
disparaged
harassed
harried
hounded
oppressed
scolded
taunted
annoyed
bothered
domineered
hectored
persecuted
pestered
provoked
reproached
reviled
tormented
afflicted
hazed
overrode
overridden
pushed
tortured
tyrannised
UK
tyrannized
US
upbraided
dominated
enslaved
tyrannized over
Verb
▲
Past tense for to hold on to or continue to have something, both physically or mentally
retained
maintained
kept
held
holden
preserved
reserved
conserved
possessed
saved
upheld
upholden
had
owned
own
perpetuated
withheld
withholden
commanded
contained
cherished
detained
enjoyed
grasped
husbanded
nurtured
hung on to
held on to
kept hold of
clung to
continued to have
kept up
cleft to
cloven to
clutched on to
held back
kept back
held fast
kept possession of
continued with
held fast to
Verb
▲
Past tense for to focus on, usually of one's vision or thoughts
fixt
fixed
focused
focussed
aimed
centred
UK
centered
US
directed
focalised
focalized
cast
drew
drawn
held
holden
leveled
US
levelled
UK
pointed
riveted
rivetted
centralised
UK
centralized
US
converged
engaged
funnelled
UK
funneled
US
laid
lay
settled
trained
turned
absorbed
absorpt
attracted
captivated
concentred
concentered
concentrated
consolidated
fixated
localised
UK
localized
US
directed at
fastened on
homed in
honed in
narrowed down
riveted on
zeroed in
levelled at
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