Synonyms for tentacle

Synonyms for (noun) tentacle

Synonyms: tentacle

Definition: any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion

Similar words: process, appendage, outgrowth

Definition: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant

Usage: a bony process


Synonyms: tentacle

Definition: something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold

Usage: caught in the tentacles of organized crime

Similar words: grasp, grip

Definition: an intellectual hold or understanding

Usage: a good grip on French history; they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities; he was in the grip of a powerful emotion; a terrible power had her in its grasp


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