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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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Jerash now stands as the first location where a plague-related mass grave has been confirmed through both archaeological evidence and genetic testing.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Lebanon's Information Minister Paul Morcos called the targeting of journalists "a grave crime and a blatant violation of international humanitarian law".

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Already we are seeing grave consequences of people taking AI replies to health queries as though they were truths.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

In these dystopian times, when realism is more important than ever, it’s a grave mistake to let rose-colored glasses distort our vision, or to substitute unmerited patience for vital urgency.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

She was positive that her golden boy could return from the grave and believed in the power of the Fox sisters’ mediumship to make that happen.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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