Definitions

grave

[greyv] / greɪv /

ADJECTIVE

serious; gloomy

Synonyms

STRONG

dignified dull earnest heavy muted quiet sage sedate sober subdued

WEAK

cold sober deadpan dour grim grim-faced leaden long-faced meaningful no-nonsense ponderous sad saturnine solemn somber staid strictly business thoughtful unsmiling

Antonyms

STRONG

agitated boisterous excited light lively trivial unimportant

WEAK

cheerful frivolous funny happy inconsequential ridiculous silly

ADJECTIVE

crucial, dangerous

Synonyms

STRONG

acute fell heavy killing major pressing threatening

WEAK

afflictive consequential critical deadly destructive dire exigent fatal grievous hazardous important life-and-death momentous of great consequence ominous perilous serious severe significant ugly urgent vital weighty

Antonyms

STRONG

insignificant little small trivial unimportant

WEAK

cheerful frivolous funny happy inconsequential ridiculous silly

NOUN

burial place

Synonyms

STRONG

catacomb crypt mausoleum mound sepulcher shrine tomb vault

WEAK

final resting place last home permanent address place of interment resting place six feet under

Example Sentences

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"I will go to my mother's grave, then my fathers, and my brothers," he says.

From BBC

The court heard Veisi was buried in a temporary grave where a pond had previously been located, with a new flower bed put above.

From BBC

Christians could pay for prestigious graves, and the closer a grave was to the church, the more expensive it typically was.

From Science Daily

But she’s not here to lay flowers at his grave.

From Los Angeles Times

UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher has warned of "a moment of grave peril for Lebanon".

From BBC