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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in based
to find a basis
you're grounding your entire case on circumstantial evidence
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of grounded
Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
Their young children are staying with grandma for the night, and Vida — the more grounded and maternal parent — is having a hard time with the separation.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
Crow-Armstrong sent the next pitch into center field for an RBI single before Witt grounded into a double play to end the inning.
—Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for grounded
Adjective
The force is directed downward, grounded and compact.
—Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
Their young children are staying with grandma for the night, and Vida — the more grounded and maternal parent — is having a hard time with the separation.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
The launch was the first since a California Starlink launch that ended up with a second-stage failure that grounded the Falcon 9.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
Crow-Armstrong sent the next pitch into center field for an RBI single before Witt grounded into a double play to end the inning.
—Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for grounded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grounded
Adjective
-
Marriages among the landed and propertied involved legally binding settlements drawn up by lawyers (with no obligation to confidentiality).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
-
Elordi plays Heathcliff, the romantic anti-hero who is discovered on the streets before being taken in by a wealthy member of Britain’s landed gentry, only to fall in love with their daughter.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
The Empress, based between Greenwich, Connecticut, and Paris, remained socially enmeshed in Europe’s royal circles, but Reza stayed in the United States, completing a degree at the University of Southern California, and then living a suburban existence in Potomac, Maryland.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
-
The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
The success of the farm system, much like the major league roster, will be predicated on how a number of position player prospects respond to down seasons.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
-
The rise of these asset classes, however, has been predicated on their strong returns, especially in the 2010s.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Grounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grounded. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
