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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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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As a filmmaker, Henderson is interested in juxtaposing grounded characters and everyday settings with suspense, horror and the supernatural. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 This means our communications and thoughts will be more grounded, practical and strategic. — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 23 Aug. 2026

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The storm grounded most Friday flights at several panhandle airports, including all flights into and out of Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport. — Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026 Clark deserves considerable credit for keeping these escalating absurdities grounded. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grounded

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Smythson also collaborated with multidisciplinary studio Fung + Bedford, which created a large-scale installation suspended from the ceiling that’s based on origami designs.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Similar to the Apple Watch, the HomeView also has a variety of different faces for displaying information based on the users’ preferences, like calendars, photos and weather data.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of based

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Their attempt was predicated on some amount of technology innovation.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026
Part of the Blue Island discourse was predicated on the language some Black artists sometimes use to express their frustration around their art being inaccurately labeled.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026

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