grounded
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ground·ed

adjective \ˈgrȧun-dəd\

Definition of GROUNDED

: mentally and emotionally stable : admirably sensible, realistic, and unpretentious <remains grounded despite all the praise and attention>

Examples of GROUNDED

  1. <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>

First Known Use of GROUNDED

1958

Related to GROUNDED

Synonyms
beached, aground, stranded
Antonyms
afloat

Rhymes with GROUNDED

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