grounded

Adjective

grounded (comparative more grounded, superlative most grounded)

1. Not allowed to fly.
2. Aground.
   • Courageous went down about an hour ago. Glorious also went down toward the end of the battle, cause unknown. Lion is grounded in the shadows of Terschelling, and will not be recoverable. All of the other battlecruisers have medium to heavy damage of one degree or another, with the exception of...2018 October 17, Drachinifel, 27:01 from the start, in Last Ride of the High Seas Fleet - Battle of Texel 1918, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2022
3. (Canada, US) Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed.
4. (predicative) Confined to stay inside, typically by a parent, as a punishment.
   • "Sam, wait. You're not actually grounded. I just want you to be better about listening when I tell you something."2022, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content (webcomic), 4903: Acquittal
5. With well-considered priorities through a good understanding of what truly matters.
   • Near-synonyms: prudent, reasonable, sensible, wise; realistic, real; mature; see also Thesaurus:wise

   Synonyms:

   prudent, reasonable, sensible, wise, realistic, real, mature, astute, clairvoyant, deep

   Antonyms:

   out of touch, flighty, spacy, fake, pretentious, poseurish