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grounded

[groun-did] / ˈgraʊn dɪd /
ADJECTIVE
aware
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alive appreciative apprehensive attentive awake cognizant conscious familiar informed mindful receptive wise
WEAK
acquainted alert appraised apprised au courant cool enlightened go-go groovy heedful hip in the know in the picture into know the score know what's what know-how knowing latched on on the beam on to perceptive plugged in savvy sensible sentient sharp tuned-in up on wise to wised up with it
Antonyms
STRONGEST
heedless ignorant inattentive neglectful unaware unconscious unfamiliar unfriendly uninformed unknowledgeable
WEAK
insensitive
ADJECTIVE
cognizant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apprehensive conscious informed judicious knowledgeable observant
WEAK
acquainted alive au courant awake conversant down with familiar hep to hip to in on in the know in the picture knowing on the beam on to perceptive plugged in savvy sensible sentient tuned-in up on versed wise to with it witting
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorant indifferent senseless thoughtless unaware uninformed unmindful
WEAK
unfamiliar unknowledgeable unwitting
ADJECTIVE
confined
Synonyms
STRONGEST
circumscribed cramped imprisoned restrained restricted
STRONG
bound chilled compassed cramp detained hampered held hog-tied iced immured incarcerated indisposed invalided jailed pent sick
WEAK
bedfast bedridden bottled-up cooped up flattened out in chains in jail incommodious laid up locked up on ice sealed up shut-in
Antonyms
STRONG
healthy well
WEAK
free liberated unlimited
ADJECTIVE
familiar
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acquainted aware conversant
STRONG
savvy versant
WEAK
abreast apprised at home with au courant au fait cognizant conscious in on in the know informed introduced kept posted mindful no stranger to plugged in tuned-in up up on versed in well up in with it
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorant
WEAK
aloof cold cool distant foreign new reserved strange unacquainted unapproachable uncommon undistinguished unfamiliar unfriendly unknowledgeable unknown unremarkable
ADJECTIVE
initiated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approved drafted instructed introduced passed received
STRONG
accepted acknowledged admitted coached confirmed conscripted inducted installed tutored
WEAK
called up instated made a member of made part of
ADJECTIVE
learned
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplished educated scholarly scientific studied well-educated
STRONG
cultivated cultured experienced grave lettered versed
WEAK
abstruse academic bookish brainy conversant deep erudite esoteric expert highbrow in the know intellectual judicious literary literate omniscient pansophic pedantic philosophic philosophical polymath professorial recondite sage sapient sharp skilled solemn solid sound studious well-grounded well-read well-rounded
Antonyms
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uneducated
STRONG
green ignorant immature inexperienced unsophisticated
WEAK
stupid uninformed
ADJECTIVE
punished
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chastened dismissed imprisoned penalized
STRONG
birched castigated chastised confined corrected debarred defrocked executed exiled expelled flogged immured incarcerated lectured reproved scolded sentenced spanked switched whipped
Antonyms
WEAK
cleared exonerated released
ADJECTIVE
rooted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
entrenched fixed
STRONG
established firm
WEAK
based on deep
ADJECTIVE
shipwrecked
Synonyms
STRONG
marooned reefed stranded wrecked
WEAK
cast away
ADJECTIVE
stranded
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aground ashore helpless wrecked
STRONG
beached shipwrecked sidelined sidetracked
WEAK
cast away godforsaken high and dry homeless left at the altar left in the lurch out in left field passed up penniless run aground
Antonyms
WEAK
found
ADJECTIVE
stuck
Synonyms
STRONG
lost
WEAK
high and dry
ADJECTIVE
versant
Synonyms
STRONG
savvy versed
WEAK
abreast acquainted apprised at home with au courant au fait aware cognizant conscious conversant in on in the know informed introduced kept posted mindful no stranger to plugged in tuned-in up up on versed in well up in with it
ADVERB
aground
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ashore marooned stranded wrecked
WEAK
beached disabled foundered high and dry reefed shipwrecked stuck swamped
Antonyms
WEAK
afloat

Example Sentences

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Planes have been grounded for hours waiting for threats to subside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“When leaders clearly make the case grounded in freedom, safety and dignity, voters respond. But when they hedge, it creates a vacuum that bad actors fill.”

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Waqa Blake sent the Bulls ahead but James McDonnell grounded his own kick as Leeds hit back after 25 minutes.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

That keeps you grounded in the creative process.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

I wanted him to be hopeful but grounded enough to manage whatever the court decided.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson