Grave — synonyms, definition

1. grave (a) 2, archaic

acute bad bass capital climacteric consequential critical crucial dangerous deciding deep deliberate determining dignified dour earnest essential extreme faithful forbidding • • •

2. grave (Noun) 2, archaic

barrow catacomb cavern cellar crypt grave accent mausoleum mound ossuary sepulcher sepulchre tomb vault

grave (Noun) — A place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone). ex. "he put flowers on his mother's grave"

grave (Noun) — Death of a person. ex. "he went to his grave without forgiving me" ex. "from cradle to grave"

grave (Noun) — A mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation.

accent accent mark death demise dying place spot topographic point burial chamber mastaba mastabah sepulcher sepulchre sepulture gravestone headstone tombstone

3. grave (Adjective) 2, archaic

heavy life-threatening

grave (Adjective) — Dignified and sombre in manner or character and committed to keeping promises. ex. "a grave God-fearing man"

grave (Adjective) — Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm. ex. "a grave situation"

grave (Adjective) — Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought. ex. "grave responsibilities" ex. "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"

4. grave (Verb) 2, archaic

engrave inscribe scratch sculp sculpt sculpture

grave (Verb) — Shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it. ex. "She is graving the block of marble into an image of her husband"

grave (Verb) — Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface.

grave (Verb) — Impress deeply on the mind.

carve chip at character