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grounded

Definition for grounded

adjective as in familiar

adjective as in initiated

adjective as in punished

adjective as in rooted

Strongest matches

entrenched, fixed

Strong matches

established, firm

Weak matches

based on, deep

adjective as in shipwrecked

Strong matches

marooned, reefed, stranded, wrecked

Weak match

cast away

adjective as in stranded

adjective as in stuck

Strong match

lost

Weak match

high and dry

adverb as in aground

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Example Sentences

“But when I read the script for Carry-On, I felt like I had found a more grounded version of Die Hard — which was our North Star for the entire process — for a new generation.”

From BBC

Planes were grounded, construction work halted, and car honking discouraged as the Suneung, an eight-hour university placement exam billed as one of the toughest in the world, kicked off on Thursday.

From BBC

In an odd twist the photo was first published on Telegram by the former opposition journalist Roman Protasevich, who was arrested when his Ryanair flight over Belarus was forcibly grounded.

From BBC

For him, "Southern society revived the genius of medieval civilization" and even surpassed it by imposing a racial hierarchy confirmed by ideas grounded in "science."

From Salon

The ensemble was so grounded that the feeling here was of everyone giving everything they had to hold the symphony — and symbolically the world — together.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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