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GRIEVOUS Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word grievous. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For GRIEVOUS

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cheerful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

adjective satellite

• pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

happy
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

adjective satellite

• marked by good fortune

• eagerly disposed to act or to be of service

• well expressed and to the point

insignificant
adjectiveadj
adjective

• devoid of importance, meaning, or force

adjective satellite

• signifying nothing

• of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

• small and unimpressive

joyful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• full of or producing joy

adjective satellite

• full of high-spirited delight

light
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• of comparatively little physical weight or density

• (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent

• of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment

• not great in degree or quantity or number

• psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles

• characterized by or emitting light

• of little intensity or power or force

• (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average

noun

• a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul

• (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

• any device serving as a source of illumination

• a particular perspective or aspect of a situation

• the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light

• an illuminated area

• a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination

• the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures

• a person regarded very fondly

• having abundant light or illumination

• mental understanding as an enlightening experience

• merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance

• public awareness

• a visual warning signal

• a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires

adverb

• with few burdens

adjective satellite

• (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress

• easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned

• (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency

• (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims

• moving easily and quickly; nimble

• demanding little effort; not burdensome

• weak and likely to lose consciousness

• very thin and insubstantial

• marked by temperance in indulgence

• less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

• having little importance

• intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound

• silly or trivial

• designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight

• having relatively few calories

• (of sleep) easily disturbed

• casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

verb

• introduce light into

• begin to smoke

• to come to rest, settle

• cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat

• fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed

• alight from (a horse)

• start or maintain a fire in

lighthearted
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• carefree and happy and lighthearted

minor
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• of lesser importance or stature or rank

• lesser in scope or effect

• inferior in number or size or amount

• (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees

• not of legal age

• of lesser seriousness or danger

• of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization

noun

• a young person of either sex

adjective satellite

• of the younger of two boys with the same family name

• warranting only temporal punishment

• relatively moderate, limited, or small

verb

• have as one's secondary field of study

slight
adjectiveadj
adjective

• (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some

noun

• a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

adjective satellite

• lacking substance or significance

• being of delicate or slender build

verb

• pay no attention to, disrespect

trivial
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (informal) small and of little importance

• of little substance or significance

• concerned with trivialities

unimportant
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not important

• devoid of importance, meaning, or force

Alternatives for CHEERFUL

Alternatives for HAPPY

Alternatives for INSIGNIFICANT

Alternatives for JOYFUL

Alternatives for LIGHT

Alternatives for LIGHTHEARTED

Alternatives for MINOR

Alternatives for SLIGHT

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