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🪨 Coarse or gritty ⚰️ Like a grave
gravelike

gravelike

7.9
Serious, sad, and very quiet like a place where people are buried
  • adjective
  • /ˈgrævəˌlaɪk/
  • Literature
translation icon : sepulcral
  • A gravelike silence filled the old house after everyone left.

Examples

  • The abandoned building had a gravelike atmosphere that made visitors uneasy.

  • Her expression was gravelike, filled with sadness.

  • His voice took on a gravelike tone as he delivered the sad news.

  • The gravelike path led to the old cemetery.

  • A gravelike mood settled over the room as they remembered their lost friend.

  • The film had a gravelike atmosphere that lingered long after the credits rolled.

  • His gravelike demeanor during the meeting gave everyone a sense of unease.

Synonyms

grave
vsgravelike
  • Formal
181 4.2

Very serious and needing careful attention

relates to a burial place appearance and gloomy atmosphere rather than formal seriousness
tomblike
vsgravelike
1 8.3

Dark, quiet, and gloomy like a tomb

suggests similarity to a burial place in general mood and appearance
deathlike
vsgravelike
1 8.6

Pale and motionless like someone who is dead

focuses on resembling a burial place specifically rather than death itself
dirgelike
vsgravelike
8.8

Slow and sad in a way that shows deep sorrow

focuses on resembling a burial place in appearance and mood rather than musical sorrow
dirgy
vsgravelike
9.5

Slow and sad in a way that reminds you of a funeral

emphasizes visual or atmospheric resemblance to a burial place rather than mournful sound

How Grave

sepulchral
  • Literature
1 9.9
gravelike
  • Literature
7.9
grave
  • Formal
181 4.2
somber
  • US
52 4.6
gloomy
17 2.1

Surface Forms

gravelike positive

Morphology

gravelike = grave (transparent) = grave + like

The meaning is directly derived from 'grave' and 'like', indicating a resemblance to a grave.

Etymology

The word gravelike can also come from grave ('a burial place' or 'very serious') plus -like ('similar to'). Think of a quiet, dark place that reminds you of a grave, so gravelike in this sense means having a serious, gloomy, or solemn mood.