grounded

Definitions

Well-balanced and sensible; having a realistic and practical approach to life.

Prohibited from leaving the house or flying an aircraft as a form of punishment or safety precaution.

Connected to the earth or a conductor to provide a return path for electric current.

Examples

The pilot decided to keep the plane grounded due to the severe thunderstorm.

She felt very grounded after spending the afternoon meditating in the garden.

My parents grounded me for a week after I broke the living room window.

Synonyms

sensible realistic level-headed practical down-to-earth rational balanced

Antonyms

unrealistic flighty impractical fanciful irrational unstable scatterbrained