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grim

/ɡɹɪm/adjective1 syllable

Grim means: causing dejection.

Synonyms for grim56

adjective, as in causing dejection

blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, sorry, drab, drear, dreary, depressing, cheerless, uncheerful

adjective, as in filled with melancholy and despondency

gloomy, blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited, dejected

adjective, as in not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting, implacable

adjective, as in shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

ghastly, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sick, alarming

adjective, as in harshly ironic or sinister

black, mordant, sarcastic

adjective, as in harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

dour, forbidding, unpleasant

also used for grim

bleak, harsh, comfortless, morose, desolate, dire, overwhelming, unbending, adamantine, concrete, firm, granitic, hard, inflexible, lithic

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What does grim mean?6

adjective

1

causing dejection“a blue day”

2

filled with melancholy and despondency“gloomy at the thought of what he had to face”

3

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty“grim determination”

4

shockingly repellent; inspiring horror“ghastly wounds”

5

harshly ironic or sinister“black humor”

6

harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance“a dour, self-sacrificing life”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with grim?13

one syllable

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Grim in a sentence

  • That evening tea was partaken of in a grim silence.unknown
  • The fireman's face was grim when he came out of the burning house.CM
  • She was trying to inject some fun into the grim proceedings.vvv123
  • The outlook for planning the defense is grim.AlanF_US
  • The grim reaper has the maximum body count.Cabo
  • The outside weather has never looked so grim in a long time.LoverofEnglish
  • Grim horror seized me, and aghast I stood.carlosalberto
  • Marcia looked grim when I told her the story.CP

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Forms of grim

as a adjective

comparative
grimmer
superlative
grimmest