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grievous


These are words and phrases related to grievous. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of grievous.

HAVING A BAD RESULT OR OUTCOME


Her death is a grievous loss to the whole of the community.

Synonyms and examples


serious
Her condition is not thought to be serious.
bad
He got a bad case of food poisoning.
big
Online fraud is a big problem.
major
It's not a major problem, but it does need to be taken care of.
grave
The public are in grave danger.
severe
He suffered severe damage to his right ankle during the opening match of the season.
life-threatening
His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
urgent
Suddenly, protecting the public from dangerous chemicals became an urgent matter.

Antonym and example


minor
He was charged with a minor traffic offence.
Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of grievous.  

See words related to grievous


earnest
sober
sombre
UK
solemn
grim
unsmiling
stony-faced
UK
dour
humourless
UK
po-faced
UKinformaldisapproving
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If someone or something lacks humour and is not meant to be funny, they are serious. If something such as a problem, illness, etc. has a bad outcome, it is serious.

grievous | American Thesaurus


grievous


adjective
These are words and phrases related to grievous. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of grievous.
The death of Martin Luther King in 1968 was a most grievous loss.

Synonyms


tragic
sorrowful
sad
heartbreaking
woeful
agonizing
distressing
painful
lamentable

Antonyms


delightful
pleasant
pleasing
welcome
joyous
happy
glad
laughable
amusing
entertaining
The number of grievous crimes keeps increasing. She suffered a grievous injury.

Synonyms


very bad
grave
severe
serious
heavy
harsh
acute
critical
crucial
significant
appalling
atrocious
heinous
iniquitous
shocking
outrageous
monstrous
nefarious
shameful
deplorable
glaring
intolerable
insufferable
unbearable
harmful
distressing
lamentable
burdensome
destructive
calamitous

Antonyms


trivial
trifling
facetious
frivolous
unimportant
inconsequential
insignificant
mild
light
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