📖 Definitions of "Grim"
noun
- 1
Specter, ghost, haunting spirit
verb
- 1
To make grim; to give a stern or forbidding aspect to.
adjective
- 1
Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding
"Life was grim in many northern industrial towns."
- 2
Rigid and unrelenting
"His grim determination enabled him to win."
- 3
Ghastly or sinister
"A grim castle overshadowed the village."
- 4
Disgusting; gross
🔄 Synonyms of "Grim"
28 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| dournoun | Stern, harsh and forbidding. |
| macabre | Ghastly, shocking, terrifying. |
| mordantnoun | Having or showing a sharp or critical quality. |
| inexorable | Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable. |
| dismalnoun | Causing despair; gloomy and bleak. |
| bluenoun | Of a blue hue. |
| sternnoun | Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner. |
| gloomynoun | Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected. |
| relentless | Unremitting, steady and persistent. |
| blacknoun | (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless. |
| darknoun | Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. |
| alarming | Causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening. |
| disconsolatenoun | Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable. |
| implacable | Not able to be placated or appeased. |
| grislynoun | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying. |
| forbiddingnoun | Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant. |
| hopeless | Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive. |
| unpleasant | Not pleasant. |
| sarcastic | Containing sarcasm. |
| ghastly | Horrifyingly shocking. |
| gruesome | Repellently frightful and shocking; ghastly, horrific. |
| unrelenting | Not relenting; not yielding in strength, severity, or determination. |
| dispiriting | Lowering the morale of; making despondent or depressive; disheartening. |
| unforgiving | Unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy. |
| depressing | Causing depression or sadness. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Grim"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| gloomy | Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected. |
| disconsolate | Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable. |
| depressing | Causing depression or sadness. |
| cheerless | Devoid of cheer; gloomy. |
| ghastly | Horrifyingly shocking. |
| dismal | Causing despair; gloomy and bleak. |
| gruesome | Repellently frightful and shocking; ghastly, horrific. |
| grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying. |
| macabrenoun | Ghastly, shocking, terrifying. |
| dispiriting | Lowering the morale of; making despondent or depressive; disheartening. |
| hopeless | Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive. |
| dournoun | Stern, harsh and forbidding. |
| alarming | Causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening. |
| sternnoun | Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner. |
| blacknoun | (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless. |
| unforgiving | Unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy. |
| sarcastic | Containing sarcasm. |
| dark | Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. |
| implacable | Not able to be placated or appeased. |
| uncheerful | Not cheerful. |
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