grievous
How to pronounce grievous:
Synonyms for grievous:
bitter
bleak
brutal
burdensome
critical
cruel
dangerous
excruciating
grim
hard
harsh
heavy
inhuman
life-threatening
murderous
onerous
oppressive
painful
rough
rugged
searing
serious
severe
stiff
tough
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Antonyms for grievous:
derisory
dinky
empty
extraneous
fiddling
flimsy
footling
frivolous
gratifying
harmless
heartening
hollow
idle
idling
immaterial
inane
inappreciable
incidental
inconsequential
inconsiderable
inferior
infinitesimal
insignificant
insipid
insubstantial
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