ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsGgrave
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grave
Meaning: extremely serious or important
grave in a sentence
How grave is used in real sentences:
The captain's grave expression told the crew the situation was serious.
The mayor's grave tone during the announcement made it clear the flooding was worse than anyone expected.
“A warning about grave consequences can dominate discussion, while a minuscule timing difference of half a second may be ignored.”
— from the passage Inside the Jury Room
Synonyms for grave
Other words for grave — serious, solemn and dire — carry the same meaning.
- serious
- solemn
- dire
Antonyms of grave
Words that mean the opposite of grave:
- trivial
- minor
- lighthearted
Where it comes from
From Latin gravis 'heavy, weighty'
Memory hook
GRAVE — a situation so heavy it feels like a grave mistake.