gravest

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serious; gloomy adj.
crucial, dangerous adj.

ADJECTIVE

serious; gloomy

Synonyms

STRONG

dignified dull earnest heavy muted quiet sage sedate sober subdued

WEAK

cold sober deadpan dour grim grim-faced leaden long-faced meaningful no-nonsense ponderous sad saturnine solemn somber staid strictly business thoughtful unsmiling

Antonyms

STRONG

agitated boisterous excited light lively trivial unimportant

WEAK

cheerful frivolous funny happy inconsequential ridiculous silly

ADJECTIVE

crucial, dangerous

Synonyms

STRONG

acute fell heavy killing major pressing threatening

WEAK

afflictive consequential critical deadly destructive dire exigent fatal grievous hazardous important life-and-death momentous of great consequence ominous perilous serious severe significant ugly urgent vital weighty

Antonyms

STRONG

insignificant little small trivial unimportant

WEAK

cheerful frivolous funny happy inconsequential ridiculous silly

Example Sentences

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gravest

But many questions remain surrounding the events that posed one of the gravest challenges to the regime of General Abdourahamane Tiani, who himself came to power in a July 2023 coup.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

At first, it was marketed as a narrow backstop to prosecute the gravest crimes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

From the gravest to the most basic, a set of choices will confront Andy Burnham as soon as he walks through the Downing Street door.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

If the gravest nuclear threats can be taken off the table for many more years, the need for a deal with Iran declines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Because I had rid her heart of its gravest malady.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini