GRIM

/ɡɹɪm/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 9

Definition

  1. adjective not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty. — synonyms: inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting
  2. adjective shockingly repellent. — synonyms: ghastly, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sick
  3. adjective harshly ironic or sinister. — synonyms: black, mordant
  4. adjective harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance. — synonyms: dour, forbidding
  5. adjective filled with melancholy and despondency. — synonyms: gloomy, blue, depressed, dispirited, down(p), downcast, downhearted, down_in_the_mouth
  6. adjective causing dejection. — synonyms: blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, sorry, drab

Examples

  • “Life was grim in many northern industrial towns.”
  • “His grim determination enabled him to win.”
  • “A grim castle overshadowed the village.”

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