Grounded

Quick meaning: Grounded is an adjective meaning (aviation, of an airman or aircraft) Not allowed to fly.

Meaning

(aviation, of an airman or aircraft) Not allowed to fly.

More Meanings

1. (nautical, of a vessel) Aground.
2. (electricity, Canada, US) Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed.
3. (of a person, predicative) Confined to stay inside, typically by a parent, as a punishment.
4. (of a person) With well-considered priorities through a good understanding of what truly matters.
5. simple past and past participle of ground

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: prudent, reasonable, sensible, wise; realistic, real; mature; see also Thesaurus:wise

"Sam, wait. You're not actually grounded. I just want you to be better about listening when I tell you something."

Courageous went down about an hour ago. Glorious also went down toward the end of the battle, cause unknown. Lion is grounded in the shadows of Terschelling, and will not be recoverable. All of the other battlecruisers have medium to heavy damage of one degree or another, with the exception of Renown, which avoided shell damage but took a torpedo at the last moment and is heading home under tow, and, of course, New Zealand, whose sole casualty is a stoker overcome with heat exhaustion.

Synonyms for grounded

Depending on context, synonyms include prudent, reasonable, sensible, wise, realistic, real.

Antonyms for grounded

Common opposites include flighty, spacy, fake, pretentious.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include land, earth, soil, anchor, found, footing.

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