grave
I
(Important) adjective
chief, consequential, critical, essential, exigent, gravis, imperative, indispensable, pressing, serious, serius, substantial, tristis, urgent, weighty
II
(Solemn) adjective
cheerless, dolorous, frowning, grim, heavy, humorless, joyless, pensive, sad, saturnine, serious, sober, somber, sorrowful, spiritless, uncheerful, uncheery, unlivery
associated concepts: grave consequences for illegal acts
III
index
bleak (not favorable), critical (crucial), crucial, deadly, dire, earnest, exigent, gross (flagrant), important (significant), lamentable, major, momentous, solemn, urgent
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006