GRAVEST Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word gravest. (close relations)
Definition of GRAVEST
Best Alternative Words for GRAVEST
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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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
important | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of great significance or value • important in effect or meaning • of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis adjective satellite • having authority or ascendancy or influence • having or suggesting a consciousness of high position | ||||||||
momentous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of very great significance | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
acute | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course • of an angle; less than 90 degrees noun • a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation adjective satellite • extremely sharp or severe • having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions • ending in a sharp point • of critical importance and consequence | ||||||||
critical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws • at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction • characterized by careful evaluation and judgment • being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency • of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism adjective satellite • urgently needed; absolutely necessary • forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis | ||||||||
crucial | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis adjective satellite • having crucial relevance • of the greatest importance | ||||||||
dire | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless • causing fear or dread or terror | ||||||||
profound | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth adjective satellite • of the greatest intensity; complete • far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something • coming from deep within one • (of sleep) deep and complete • situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed | ||||||||
significant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • important in effect or meaning • too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation adjective satellite • of considerable importance, size, or worth • rich in significance or implication | ||||||||
somber | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking brightness or color; dull • grave or even gloomy in character | ||||||||
substantial | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary adjective satellite • of considerable importance, size, or worth • of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something • providing abundant nourishment • of good quality and condition; solidly built • having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
sombre | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking brightness or color; dull • grave or even gloomy in character | ||||||||
staid | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by dignity and propriety | ||||||||
dangerous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm adjective satellite • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm | ||||||||