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severe vs grave

grave vs severe

severe is not a noun while grave is a noun.

severe and grave both are adjectives.

severe is not a verb while grave is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
severe No Yes No No
grave Yes Yes Yes No
As adjectives, severe and grave are synonyms defined as:
  • severe and grave: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
Other synonyms of severe include dangerous, grievous, life-threatening, serious.
severe (noun) grave (noun)
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
death of a person
severe (adjective) grave (adjective)
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
severely simple dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
very strong or vigorous
very bad in degree or extent
unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
severe (verb) grave (verb)
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
Difference between severe and grave

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