adj satadj.allcausing fear or anxiety by threatening great harmSynset:dangerous grave life-threatening serious severe
Examples:- a dangerous operation
- a grave situation
- a grave illness
- grievous bodily harm
- a serious wound
- a serious turn of events
- a severe case of pneumonia
- a life-threatening disease
Antonyms:noncritical
Derivationally Related Form:seriousnessdangerousnesssevereness
Inherited Hypernyms:dangerous
Similar to:critical
adj satadj.allcausing or marked by grief or anguishSynset:heartbreaking heartrending
Examples:- a grievous loss
- a grievous cry
- her sigh was heartbreaking
- the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter
Antonyms:joyful
Inherited Hypernyms:grievous
Similar to:sorrowful
adj satadj.allof great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thoughtSynset:grave heavy weighty
Examples:- grave responsibilities
- faced a grave decision in a time of crisis
- a grievous fault
- heavy matters of state
- the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference
Antonyms:unimportant
Derivationally Related Form:gravitygravenessweightinessweight
Inherited Hypernyms:grave
Similar to:important of import
adj satadj.allshockingly brutal or cruelSynset:atrocious flagitious monstrous
Examples:- murder is an atrocious crime
- a grievous offense against morality
- a grievous crime
- no excess was too monstrous for them to commit
Antonyms:good
Derivationally Related Form:monstrosityatrociousnessmonsteratrocity
Inherited Hypernyms:atrocious
Similar to:evil