Words Like GRIEVOUS

We have put together a list of words that are similar to GRIEVOUS.

13 Alternative Words Similar to grievous

1 Dangerous Adjective      Synonym Words Like Dangerous
2 Grave Adjective      Synonym Words Like Grave
3 Serious Adjective      Synonym Words Like Serious
4 Heartbreaking Adjective      Synonym Words Like Heartbreaking
5 Heartrending Adjective      Synonym Words Like Heartrending
6 Heavy Adjective      Synonym Words Like Heavy
7 Critical Adjective      Similar Words Like Critical
8 Evil Adjective      Similar Words Like Evil
9 Important Adjective      Similar Words Like Important
10 Sorrowful Adjective      Similar Words Like Sorrowful
11 Painful Adjective      Synonym Words Like Painful
12 Afflictive Adjective      Synonym Words Like Afflictive
13 Offensive Adjective      Synonym Words Like Offensive

10 examples of grievous

1 a grievous sin
2 a grievous cry
3 a grievous fault
4 faced a grave decision in a time of crisis
5 heavy matters of state
6 the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference
7 a grave situation
8 a serious turn of events
9 a serious wound
10 grievous bodily harm

10 definitions of grievous

1 Causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful.
2 Characterized by great atrocity; heinous; aggravated; flagitious.
3 Full of, or expressing, grief; showing great sorrow or affliction.
4 of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
5 causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
6 causing or marked by grief or anguish
7 shockingly brutal or cruel
8 Causing grief, pain, or anguish: a grievous loss.
9 Serious or dire; grave: a grievous crime.
10 Causing grief or sorrow; afflictive; hard to bear; oppressive.
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