ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsGgraceful
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graceful
Meaning: moving in a smooth, controlled, and pleasing way
graceful in a sentence
How graceful is used in real sentences:
The graceful deer stepped quietly through the tall grass.
The swan looked graceful as it glided across the still pond.
“Mara lit the lamp, and the great lens began a graceful turn.”
— from the passage The Boat in the Rain
Synonyms for graceful
Other words for graceful — elegant, poised and fluid — carry the same meaning.
- elegant
- poised
- fluid
Antonyms of graceful
Words that mean the opposite of graceful:
- clumsy
- awkward
Where it comes from
From Latin gratia 'favor or charm' through grace + -ful
Word parts
- -ful — turns a noun into an adjective meaning full of or strongly marked by it
graceful: grace + -ful (full of or marked by)
Memory hook
Picture a swan gliding smoothly across a pond without a splash—that is graceful movement.