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grim
[grim]
adjective
stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise.
grim determination; grim necessity.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms:of a sinister or ghastly character.
a grim joke.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , ,Antonyms:having a harsh, surly, forbidding, or morbid air.
a grim man but a just one; a grim countenance.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms:fierce, savage, or cruel.
War is a grim business.
Synonyms: ,unpleasant or repellant.
Scrubbing toilets is a grim task that no one likes doing.
grim
/ ɡɪ /
adjective
stern; resolute
grim determination
harsh or formidable in manner or appearance
harshly ironic or sinister
grim laughter
cruel, severe, or ghastly
a grim accident
archaicfierce
a grim warrior
informalunpleasant; disagreeable
to hold very firmly or resolutely
Other 51Թ Forms
- grimly adverb
- grimness noun
- ˈ adverb
- ˈԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of grim1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of grim1
Example Sentences
If a young band can meet a grim moment like this, the Neighborhood Kids did their damnedest on Monday.
But for people like Rodriguez — a sole breadwinner living in a rent-controlled apartment — it’s just another stressor compounding an already grim financial reality.
They are a grim echo of similar units formed by Stalin, characterised principally by their extremely high rate of attrition.
Driving around in hopes of witnessing agents jumping out of trucks and detaining immigrants has become a grim pastime and form of protest for some Angelenos.
Monitoring ICE activity has become a grim pastime for some Angelenos.
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