Antonyms for up for grabs
Grammar : Adj, noun |
Spell : grab |
Phonetic Transcription : græb |
- awkward
- believing
- calmed
- certain
- clear
- confident
- confirmed
- constant
- content
- convinced
- decided
- definite
- determined
- exact
- fixable
- foreseeable
- happy
- impossible
- inappropriate
- inconvenient
- indubious
- limited
- occupied
- predictable
- proven
- reliable
- resolved
- safe
- secure
- settled
- solvable
- stable
- steady
- strong
- sure
- trusting
- trustworthy
- trusty
- unavailable
- unchanging
- undoubted
- unhandy
- unlikely
- unobtainable
- unquestionable
- unvarying
- unwavering
- useless
Definition of up for grabs
Origin :- 1777, "thing grabbed;" 1824, "act of grabbing," from grab (v.). Up for grabs attested from 1945 in jive talk.
- As in available : adj ready for use
- As in problematic : adj open to doubt
- As in uncertain : adj doubtful, changeable
- As in unpredictable : adj changeable
- As in unsettled : adj not decided, taken care of
- As in unsure : adj doubtful, insecure
- As in unapt : adj doubtful
- As in doubtful : adj questionable, unclear
- As in fair game : noun legitimate target
Synonyms for up for grabs
- accessible
- achievable
- ambiguous
- ambivalent
- applicable
- arguable
- at hand
- at one's disposal
- attainable
- betwixt and between
- borderline
- capricious
- chance
- chancy
- clear stage
- clouded
- come-at-able
- conjectural
- contingent
- convenient
- debatable
- derivable from
- dicey
- disputable
- disreputable
- distrustful
- doubtable
- doubtful
- dubious
- dubitable
- due
- enigmatic
- equivocal
- erratic
- even break
- fair field
- fair play
- fair shake
- far-fetched
- fat chance
- feasible
- fickle
- fishy
- fitful
- fluctuant
- fluctuating
- fluky
- fly-by-night
- free
- from left field
- getatable
- handy
- hanging by a thread
- hazardous
- hazy
- hesitant
- iffy
- immature
- improbable
- impugnable
- in a quandary
- in arrears
- incalculable
- inconclusive
- inconstant
- indecisive
- indefinite
- indeterminate
- indistinct
- insecure
- irregular
- irresolute
- lacking
- level playing field
- long shot
- mistrustful
- moot
- obscure
- obtainable
- on deck
- on hand
- on tap
- on thin ice
- open
- open to
- outstanding
- overdue
- owing
- payable
- pendent
- pending
- possible
- precarious
- prepared
- prey
- problematic
- problematical
- procurable
- purchasable
- puzzling
- quarry
- questionable
- random
- reachable
- ready willing and able
- realizable
- risky
- rootless
- securable
- serviceable
- shady
- shaky
- skeptical
- sneaky
- speculative
- suspect
- suspicious
- target
- touch and go
- touch-and-go
- touchy
- tricky
- unassured
- uncertain
- unclear
- unconfident
- unconfirmed
- unconvinced
- undecided
- undependable
- undetermined
- uneasy
- unfixed
- unforeseeable
- unlikely
- unpaid
- unpredictable
- unreliable
- unresolved
- unsettled
- unstable
- unsure
- untrustworthy
- untrusty
- up for grabs
- up in the air
- usable
- vacant
- vacillating
- vague
- variable
- waffling
- wavering
- weak
- whimsical
- wimpy
- wobbly
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