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Detailed Synonyms for grave in English

grave:

grave [the ~] noun

  1. the grave
    the grave; the tomb; the burial place; the resting-place; the burial pit
  2. the grave
    the grave; the vault; the crypt; the tomb; the burial pit; the burial place; the resting-place
  3. the grave
    – a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone) 1
    the grave; the tomb
    – a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone) 1
    • grave [the ~] noun
      • he put flowers on his mother's grave1
    • tomb [the ~] noun
  4. the grave
    – a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation 1
    the grave; the grave accent
    – a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation 1
  5. the grave
    – death of a person 1
    the grave
    – death of a person 1
    • grave [the ~] noun
      • he went to his grave without forgiving me1
      • from cradle to grave1

grave adj

  1. grave
  2. grave
  3. grave
  4. grave
  5. grave
  6. grave
    – causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm 1
    severe; grave; serious; dangerous; grievous; life-threatening
    – causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm 1
    • severe adj
      • a severe case of pneumonia1
    • grave adj
      • a grave situation1
      • a grave illness1
    • serious adj
      • a serious wound1
      • a serious turn of events1
    • dangerous adj
      • a dangerous operation1
    • grievous adj
      • grievous bodily harm1
    • life-threatening adj
      • a life-threatening disease1
  7. grave
    – of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought 1
    heavy; grave; grievous; weighty
    – of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought 1
    • heavy adj
      • heavy matters of state1
    • grave adj
      • grave responsibilities1
      • faced a grave decision in a time of crisis1
    • grievous adj
      • a grievous fault1
    • weighty adj
      • the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference1
  8. grave
    – dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises 1
    grave; solemn; sober; sedate
    – dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises 1
    • grave adj
      • a grave God-fearing man1
    • solemn adj
      • a solemn promise1
      • the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence1
    • sober adj
      • as sober as a judge1
    • sedate adj
      • a quiet sedate nature1

grave

  1. grave
  2. grave

grave verb

  1. grave
    – carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface 1
    to scratch; grave; to inscribe; to engrave
    – carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface 1
    • scratch verb (scratches, scratched, scratching)
      • the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree1
    • grave verb
    • inscribe verb (inscribes, inscribed, inscribing)
    • engrave verb (engraves, engraved, engraving)
      • engrave a pen1
      • engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's1
  2. grave
    – shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it 1
    grave; to sculpture; sculpt
    – shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it 1
    • grave verb
    • sculpture verb (sculptures, sculptured, sculpturing)
    • sculpt verb
      • She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband1

Related Words for "grave":

  • graveness, graves, gravest, gravely

Alternate Synonyms for "grave":


Related Definitions for "grave":

  1. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm1
    • a grave situation1
    • a grave illness1
  2. of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought1
    • grave responsibilities1
    • faced a grave decision in a time of crisis1
  3. dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises1
    • a grave God-fearing man1
  4. a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)1
    • he put flowers on his mother's grave1
  5. a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation1
  6. death of a person1
    • he went to his grave without forgiving me1
    • from cradle to grave1
  7. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface1
  8. shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it1

Related Synonyms for grave