up for grabs
Open to anyone
Up for grabs means available for anyone to take or claim.
The phrase suggests competition or uncertainty about who will get something: The championship is still up for grabs, With the CEO retiring, the corner office is up for grabs.
It can apply to physical objects, positions, opportunities, or abstract things like victory.
Not yet taken
- vacantWithout an occupant
- freeWithout payment or restriction
- openNot closed
- unreservedNot held back
untaken · spare · idle · unoccupied · unassigned · unfilled · unbooked · empty
Likelihood of occurrence
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- openingGap or start
- possibilityState of being achievable
- breakInterrupt continuity
shot · window · potential · once-in-a-lifetime · windfall · jackpot · prize · bonanza
Driven by rivalry
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
- undecidedNot having chosen
- uncertainNot firmly known
- toss-upOutcome with equal chances
wide-open · in-play · unsettled · rival · hard-fought · unpredictable · deadlocked
unclaimed
Not yet taken
unreserved · untaken · spare · idle · unoccupied · unassigned · unfilled · unbooked · empty · uncommitted
chance
Likelihood of occurrence
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- openingGap or start
- possibilityState of being achievable
break · shot · window · potential · once-in-a-lifetime · windfall · jackpot · prize · bonanza · treasure
competitive
Driven by rivalry
toss-up · wide-open · in-play · unsettled · rival · hard-fought · unpredictable · deadlocked
- salessale, sales, selling, salesperson, salesman
up for grabsunavailable
Cannot be accessed
taken · claimed · reserved · spoken for · off the market
up for grabsdecided
Reached a conclusion
settled · determined · foregone conclusion · locked in · sewn up
for, grab, upright, upon, upper, update, upgrade, upbeat, uphold