Grim Meaning

There are 6 meaning(s) for word Grim

Meaning 1 : harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

    Example : a grim man loving duty more than humanity,undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw

    Synonyms : dour,  forbidding
Meaning 2 : causing dejection

    Example : grim rainy weather

    Synonyms : blue,  dark,  dingy,  disconsolate,  dismal,  drab,  drear,  dreary,  gloomy,  sorry
Meaning 3 : not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

    Example : grim determination,grim necessity

    Synonyms : inexorable,  relentless,  stern,  unappeasable,  unforgiving,  unrelenting
Meaning 4 : shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

    Example : the grim aftermath of the bombing,the grim task of burying the victims

    Synonyms : ghastly,  grisly,  gruesome,  macabre,  sick
Meaning 5 : filled with melancholy and despondency

    Example : took a grim view of the economy

    Synonyms : blue,  depressed,  dispirited,  down,  down in the mouth,  downcast,  downhearted,  gloomy,  low,  low-spirited
Meaning 6 : harshly ironic or sinister

    Example : a grim joke,grim laughter

    Synonyms : black,  mordant

How to Pronounce Grim

  • grɪm