1. grievous
adjective. ['ˈgriːvəs'] causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm.
Synonyms
- severe
- serious
- dangerous
- life-threatening
- critical
Antonyms
- frivolous
- birth
- fancy
- mild
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Words that Rhyme with Grievous Bodily Harm
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2. grievous
adjective. ['ˈgriːvəs'] of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought.
Synonyms
- important
- of import
- weighty
- heavy
Antonyms
- nonintellectual
- easy
- invulnerable
- secure
3. grievous
adjective. ['ˈgriːvəs'] causing or marked by grief or anguish.
Synonyms
- heartrending
- sorrowful
Antonyms
- safe
- uncritical
- favorable
4. grievous
adjective. ['ˈgriːvəs'] shockingly brutal or cruel.
Synonyms
- flagitious
- evil
- monstrous
Antonyms
- weak
- indulgent
- frivolity
- playful
5. bodily
adjective. ['ˈbɑːdəli'] affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit.
Synonyms
- somatic
- corporeal
- physical
Antonyms
- incorporeality
- forceless
- immaterial
- supernatural
Etymology
- -ly (English)
- -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- body (English)
- body (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. bodily
adjective. ['ˈbɑːdəli'] having or relating to a physical material body.
Synonyms
- material
Antonyms
- unbodied
- immateriality
Etymology
- -ly (English)
- -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- body (English)
- body (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. harm
noun. ['ˈhɑːrm'] any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc..
Synonyms
- insect bite
- cryopathy
- birth trauma
- blast trauma
- contusion
- whiplash injury
- injury
- ill health
- wound
- intravasation
- haemorrhage
- sting
- electric shock
- bleeding
- welt
- burn
- lesion
- weal
- bite
- pinch
- pull
- whiplash
- strain
- penetrating trauma
- wheal
- unhealthiness
- dislocation
- bruise
- blunt trauma
- bump
- rupture
- frostbite
- twist
- hemorrhage
- penetrating injury
- wrench
- health problem
- trauma
- wale
- break
- fracture
- hurt
Antonyms
- unfold
- adduct
- push
- repel
Etymology
- hearm (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. harm
verb. ['ˈhɑːrm'] cause or do harm to.
Synonyms
- injure
- sicken
Antonyms
- sheathe
- refrain
- disadvantage
Etymology
- hearm (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. harm
noun. ['ˈhɑːrm'] the occurrence of a change for the worse.
Synonyms
- run
- damage
- ravel
- distortion
- deformation
- ladder
- impairment
- change
- modification
- detriment
- hurt
Antonyms
- hypopigmentation
- conserve
- addition
- failure
Etymology
- hearm (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. harm
noun. ['ˈhɑːrm'] the act of damaging something or someone.
Synonyms
- defacement
- disfigurement
- wound
- damage
- disfiguration
- change of integrity
- impairment
- wounding
- scathe
- defloration
- hurt
Antonyms
- fitness
- wellness
- uncoiled
- take away
Etymology
- hearm (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Example sentences of the word grievous-bodily-harm
1. Noun Phrase
In addition to the grievous bodily harm fighting dogs can inflict on each other, once a pattern of aggressive behavior develops, it can be difficult to break, VCA Animal Hospitals warns.