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clutch

clutch is a synonym of grasp

verb [ kluhch ]

clutch is another word for grasp

Grasp means to hold something firmly (I grasped the handle).

Clutch means to hold something tightly (I clutched her hand as we rode the rollercoaster).

Grasp suggests a firm and secure, but not tight, hold. Grasp also often suggests a reassuring or comforting hold (My father grasped my hand to stop it from shaking).

Clutch suggests a tight, even overly tight, hold, often due to emotions like anxiety or fear (He clutched my hand as we walked through the dark room).

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felicitous

felicitous is a synonym of opportune

adjective [ fi-lis-i-tuhs ]

felicitous is another word for opportune

Opportune means suitable or appropriate, often in regard to timing (an opportune remark).

Felicitous means fitting, apt, or appropriate (You brought me a coffee at a felicitous moment).

✅ These words have very similar meanings, but they have different connotations.

Felicitous suggests some element of luck or chance, whereas opportune suggests timeliness in a way that doesn’t rely on chance (a felicitous change in the weather; The note came at an opportune time).

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harbor

harbor is a synonym of shelter

verb [ hahr-ber ]

harbor is another word for shelter

Shelter means to protect, especially from or as if from bad weather, attack, or similar (I shelter stray animals).

Harbor means to offer refuge or protection to a person or to a feeling in the mind (He’d been harboring doubt about his cousin for years).

✅ Both shelter and harbor can also mean to conceal, hide, or illicitly protect people who are in danger.

Harbor is used more often in this sense than shelter (She was known to shelter runaways; The community harbored criminals).

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