Flip and Grave

Flip

Flip adjective - Making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred.
Usage example: made some flip comment about the marriage between the old man and the considerably younger woman

Grave is an antonym for flip.

Nearby Words: flipper, flipped, flipping, flippy

Grave

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”

Flip is an antonym for grave.

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