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
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
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
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
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
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
Example : a grim joke,grim laughter
Synonyms : black, mordant
How to Pronounce Grim
- grɪm
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