groundedadjective
uk/ˈɡraʊn.dɪd/us/ˈɡraʊn.dɪd/grounded adjective (SENSIBLE)
Someone who is grounded makes good decisions and does not say or do stupid things:
He's very grounded even though he has so much money.
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Wise and sensible
- an old/a wise head on young shoulders idiom
- be a victory for common sense idiom
- canny
- discerning
- discriminating
- far-sighted
- gnomic
- legitimacy
- no flies on sb idiom
- no-nonsense
- out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings) idiom
- perspective
- perspicacious
- right-minded
- sagacious
- sage
- savoir-faire
- sensible
- wise
- wisely
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grounded adjective (UNABLE TO MOVE)
used to describe an aircraft that is prevented from flying for some reason, or a ship that cannot move because it has hit solid ground
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Immobility
- be locked in sth
- boxed in
- budge
- catatonic
- firm
- glue
- grind to a halt/standstill idiom
- hold
- jam
- jammed
- motionless
- move
- not move a muscle idiom
- rest
- rock-solid
- sedentary
- stagnant
- static
- transfix
- unwavering
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grounded adjective (PUNISHED)
A child or young person who is grounded is not allowed to go out as a punishment:
I stayed out til 1 am last night and now I'm grounded for a week.
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Punishing & punishments
- bar
- be brought/called to account idiom
- boot
- bring
- bum rap
- carrot
- chastise
- clobber
- crucify
- kick
- kick (some) ass idiom
- non-custodial
- parking ticket
- penal
- penalize
- string
- strip
- throw
- throw the book at sb idiom
- wheel clamp
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