All grope synonyms
grope
G g verb grope
- flounder — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- cast about — to make a mental or visual search
- search — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- poke — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
- handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- root — Elihu [el-uh-hyoo] /ˈɛl əˌhyu/ (Show IPA), 1845–1937, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1912.
- fish — (loosely) any of various other aquatic animals.
- fumble — to feel or grope about clumsily: She fumbled in her purse for the keys.
- touch — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- pry — to inquire impertinently or unnecessarily into something: to pry into the personal affairs of others.
- manipulate — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- finger — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
- scrabble — to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.
- feel — to perceive or examine by touch.
- examine — Inspect (someone or something) in detail to determine their nature or condition; investigate thoroughly.
- explore — Travel in or through (an unfamiliar country or area) in order to learn about or familiarize oneself with it.
- fondle — to handle or touch lovingly, affectionately, or tenderly; caress: to fondle a precious object; to fondle a child.
- touch up — the act or state of touching; state or fact of being touched.
- molest — to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- caress — If you caress someone, you stroke them gently and affectionately.
- grabble — to feel or search with the hands; grope.
noun grope
- taction — touch; contact.
- palpation — to examine by touch, especially for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness.
- molestation — to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- sex crime — an illegal sexual act, activity, or behavior.
- tactility — of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
- ravishment — rapture or ecstasy.
- carnal abuse — Law. any lascivious contact with the sexual organs of a child by an adult, especially without sexual intercourse.