Grave
Sepulchre
Synonyms: Burying place, sepulchre, burial chamber, mausoleum, catacomb, last resting place, barrow, tomb, vault, burial pit, crypt, last home, tumulus, and undercroft.
Important
Synonyms: Serious, all-important, significant, weighty, vital, critical, urgent, exigent, precarious, life-and-death, dire, awful, alarming, sore, hazardous, threatening, risky, hairy, chancy, egregious, important, profound, momentous, of great consequence, crucial, acute, pressing, pivotal, touch-and-go, in the balance, terrible, dreadful, drastic, perilous, dangerous, menacing, dicey, iffy, and dodgy.
Serious
Synonyms: Solemn, serious, sober, unsmiling, stone-faced, grim-faced, gloomy, thoughtful, staid, aloof, earnest, sombre, severe, long-faced, stony-faced, grim, preoccupied, dignified, dour, and forbidding.
Example Sentences
He stood silently by his grandfather’s grave.
The news brought a grave expression to her face.
They visited the soldier’s grave on Memorial Day.
His injuries were grave and required immediate care.
She spoke in a grave tone about the situation.
The doctor gave them a grave warning.
He made a grave mistake that cost the company dearly.
There was a grave silence in the courtroom.
The grave threat forced the evacuation of the building.
They placed flowers on the grave every year.