grave - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

Synonyms

• grave
• tomb

More generic

• place
• spot
• topographic point

More specific

• burial chamber
• mastaba
• mastabah
• sepulcher
• sepulchre
• sepulture

Related

• gravestone
• headstone
• tombstone

Noun

a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

Synonyms

• grave
• grave accent

More generic

• accent
• accent mark

Noun

death of a person

Synonyms

• grave

More generic

• death
• demise
• dying

Verb

carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

Synonyms

• engrave
• grave
• inscribe
• scratch

More generic

• carve
• chip at

More specific

• character

Related

• engrave
• etch

Verb

shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it

Synonyms

• grave
• sculpt
• sculpture

More generic

• carve

Related

• sculpt
• sculpture

Adjective

causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

Synonyms

• dangerous
• grave
• grievous
• life-threatening
• serious
• severe

Related

• critical

Adjective

of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

Synonyms

• grave
• grievous
• heavy
• weighty

Related

• important
• of import

Adjective

dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

Synonyms

• grave
• sedate
• sober
• solemn

Related

• serious

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