GROUNDED Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of grounded

as in landed

resting on the shore or bottom of a body of water once his boat was grounded, all he could do was wait for the tide to come back in and raise it off the sand bar

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grounded

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verb

past tense of ground

as in based

to find a basis you're grounding your entire case on circumstantial evidence

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The production feels more grounded and more nuanced than that of The Secret of Us, whose rootsy foundation sometimes had a plastic sheen. — Molly Mary O’Brien, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026 But these opening works feel grounded and hopeful, at home in a way that imbibes them with a sense of light. — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026

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But through it all she’s stayed grounded with her close ties to her family, including her sister and mom, who will accompany her to the Emmys. — Melody Chiu, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026 Chase Meidroth grounded out to begin the bottom of the ninth, bringing up Peters against reliever Kodai Senga. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grounded

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The top 500 employers, ranked based on these results, were named Brazil's Best Employers 2026.

— Charlotte Hu, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
It's based on the company's MQB platform, which underpins the T-Cross subcompact SUV and the Polo hatchback.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of based

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Then again, there never was with risky plotting predicated on rotation health.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
Far too much coverage of declining trust in science — particularly the anti-vaccine movement — is predicated on the assumption that its adherents are either stupid or crazy.

— Rick Berke, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of predicated

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