Cuckoo and Grave

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Cuckoo adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.

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Grave is an antonym for cuckoo.

Nearby Word: cuckooing

Grave adjective - Not joking or playful in mood or manner.

Usage example: when I asked him how his dog was doing, he looked grave and said, “Not good”

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Cuckoo is an antonym for grave.

Nearby Words: gravely, gravel, graved, graver, graveled

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Grave and Cuckoo. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cuckoo/grave

Cuckoo & Grave. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cuckoo/grave>.

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