Synonyms of grounded

grounded 1 of 2

adjective

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

• landed
• stranded
• beached
• aground
• high and dry
• alongshore

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• offshore
• afloat

grounded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of ground

as in based

to find a basis

you're grounding your entire case on circumstantial evidence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• based
• predicated
• rested
• founded
• established
• hung
• presumed
• postulated
• premised
• supposed
• presupposed
• assumed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grounded

Adjective

But these opening works feel grounded and hopeful, at home in a way that imbibes them with a sense of light. — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026

Maybe that hard-won self-belief is exactly what keeps her so grounded. — Riann Phillip, Vogue, 15 July 2026

Verb

The success or failure of these divergent solutions could determine how fast supersonic travel can return, without the noise complaints that grounded it decades ago, and just how many people will benefit. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Li grounded the point in her own experience caring for elderly parents. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026