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past participle of grip.
past tense form of grip.

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engrossed adj.
held adj.
obsessed adj.
rapt adj.
spellbound adj.

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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The dry conditions follow a “megadrought” that has gripped the region since 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Levels of soil moisture were "significantly lower" than in July 2022 when the last severe drought gripped western Europe, Copernicus added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Gallows humour gripped some supporters who made the trip after they adapted a chant which once featured the names of Guimaraes and Isak, who are now with Arsenal and Liverpool.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

The duo were pioneers of the aerobics craze that gripped the nation during that decade and helped create the National Aerobic Championship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

I had my head down on the table, close to her hand so I could watch while she drew, and my right hand was up in the air, gripped tight around the marker.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

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