GRAVES Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word graves. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for GRAVES
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grievous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm • causing or marked by grief or anguish • of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought • shockingly brutal or cruel | ||||||||
dangerous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm adjective satellite • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm | ||||||||
engrave | verbv | |||||||
verb • carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface • impress or affect deeply • carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block • carve or cut a design or letters into | ||||||||
heavy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of comparatively great physical weight or density • unusually great in degree or quantity or number • of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment • marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness • of great intensity or power or force • (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight noun • an actor who plays villainous roles • a serious (or tragic) role in a play adverb • slowly as if burdened by much weight adjective satellite • usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it • (used of soil) compact and fine-grained • darkened by clouds • (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain • permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter • of relatively large extent and density • made of fabric having considerable thickness • prodigious • full and loud and deep • given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors • of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought • slow and laborious because of weight • large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work • dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal • sharply inclined • full of; bearing great weight • requiring or showing effort • characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort • lacking lightness or liveliness • (of sleep) deep and complete • in an advanced stage of pregnancy | ||||||||
inscribe | verbv | |||||||
verb • carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface • register formally as a participant or member • draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible • write, engrave, or print as a lasting record • mark with one's signature • convert ordinary language into code • address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication | ||||||||
life-threatening | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm | ||||||||
scratch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off • a depression scratched or carved into a surface • informal terms for money • a competitor who has withdrawn from competition • a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game • dry mash for poultry • a harsh noise made by scraping • poor handwriting • (golf) a handicap of zero strokes • an indication of damage verb • cause friction • cut the surface of; wear away the surface of • scrape or rub as if to relieve itching • postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled • remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line • gather (money or other resources) together over time • carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface | ||||||||
sculpt | verbv | |||||||
verb • create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material • shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it | ||||||||
sculpture | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a three-dimensional work of plastic art • creating figures or designs in three dimensions verb • create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material • shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it | ||||||||
sedate | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by dignity and propriety • dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises verb • cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to | ||||||||
serious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities • completely lacking in playfulness adjective satellite • of great consequence • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm • appealing to the mind • requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve | ||||||||
severe | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality • very strong or vigorous • severely simple • unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm • very bad in degree or extent | ||||||||
sober | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) • completely lacking in playfulness adjective satellite • dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises • lacking brightness or color; dull verb • cause to become sober • become more realistic • become sober after excessive alcohol consumption | ||||||||
solemn | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises • characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions | ||||||||
tomb | nounn | |||||||
noun • a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone) | ||||||||
weighty | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having relatively great weight; heavy adjective satellite • powerfully persuasive • of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought • weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry • excessively fat | ||||||||
grave accent | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation |