Grim synonyms and antonyms

grĭm

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intractable
Difficult to mold or manipulate:
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severe (related)
Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance:
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inexorable
Impossible to stop or prevent; inevitable
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merciless
Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless
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repulsive
Causing strong dislike or aversion; disgusting; offensive
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somber
Mentally depressed or depressing; melancholy
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morbid
Suggesting the horror of death; macabre or ghoulish
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plutonic
Of deep igneous or magmatic origin:
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rigid
Not moving or flexing:
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gloomy
Very sad or dejected; hopeless; melancholy
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hopeful (antonym)
The definition of hopeful is feeling or giving a positive or optimistic attitude about some event or about the future.
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bright (antonym)
Happy, in good spirits.
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cheerful (antonym)
The definition of cheerful is a person or thing that brings joy, humor or good spirits.
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sunny (antonym)
The definition of sunny is something that is bright, shining like the sun, or cheerful.
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joyful (antonym)
The definition of joyful is expressing delight or happiness.
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happy (antonym)
Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous.
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sorry
(Of a person) Regretful for an action; grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone.
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sulky
Gloomy; dismal; sullen
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splenetic
Affected or marked by ill humor or irritability.
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churlish
(Of soil) difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable
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grumpy
Surly and peevish; cranky.
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scowling
Sullen
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grouchy
Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain. [From 1895]
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glowering
Sullen
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strict
Tense; not relaxed.
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harsh
Unpleasant, uncomfortable, or hostile to survival:
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gay (antonym)
The definition of gay is someone or something bright or happy.
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wicked (related)
Morally bad or wrong; acting or done with evil intent; depraved
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angry
(Chiefly New England & Midland US) Inflamed and painful:
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brutal
Like a brute; cruel and unfeeling; savage, violent, ruthless, etc.
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cruel
Not nice; mean; heartless.
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dire
The definition of dire is something so bad or scary that it causes distress or terror.
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dour
The definition of dour is stern, severe or gloomy.
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fierce
Extremely powerful or destructive:
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fixed
Firmly in position; stationary:
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forbidding
Tending or threatening to impede progress:
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furious
The definition of furious is full of anger or rage.
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hopeless
Allowing no hope; causing despair
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horrible
Very unpleasant; disagreeable.
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moribund
Having little or no vital force left
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obdurate
Not changing in response to argument or other influence; obstinate or intractable:
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ominous
Of or serving as an omen; esp., having the character of an evil omen; threatening; sinister
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plutonian
Of or relating to the dwarf planet Pluto.
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relentless
Unyielding in severity or strictness; unrelenting:
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long-faced
Displaying sadness.
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adamantine
Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; as, adamantine bonds or chains.
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mordant
Bitingly painful.
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cantankerous
Difficult to handle:
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austere
Grim or severe in manner or appearance
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ruthless
Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.
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sinister
The definition of sinister is a person or thing that threatens harm or misfortune.
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stern
Hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character:
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unrelenting
Not relenting; having no pity; not being or becoming lenient, mild, gentle, or merciful; unyielding; inflexibly rigid; hard; stern; cruel.
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unyielding
Not willing to change or be persuaded; resolute:
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grave
Death or extinction:
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saturnine
Cold and slow to change and react (refers to mood)
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solemn
Gloomy or sombre.
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unsmiling
Not smiling; serious or grave
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adamant
Too hard to be broken
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brassbound
Inflexible; rigid:
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die-hard
Stubbornly resistant to change or unwaveringly loyal even in spite of inevitable defeat, failure, etc.
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incompliant
Not compliant; not yielding; not pliant
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inflexible
Firm in mind or purpose; stubborn; unyielding; unshakable
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iron
The definition of iron is something that is strong and enduring.
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remorseless
Having no pity or compassion; merciless.
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stubborn
Stubborn is defined as being unwilling to change your opinion or stance, in spite of good reasons to.
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unbending
Aloof; austere
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uncompliant
(Archaic) incompliant
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bleak
Exposed to wind and cold; unsheltered; treeless; bare
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hard
Difficult to endure; causing hardship or suffering:
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stark
Complete or utter; extreme:
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ghastly
(Informal) Very bad or unpleasant
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grisly
Causing repugnance; gruesome.
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gruesome
The definition of gruesome is something unpleasant or causing horror.
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hideous
Causing great harm or fear; terrible:
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horrid
(Archaic) bristling, rough, rugged
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lurid
(Botany) Having a brown colour tinged with red, as of flame seen through smoke.
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macabre
The definition of macabre is something gruesome, shocking or horrifying.
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resist (related)
Firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will
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attitude (related)
Cold and forbidding
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hot (related)
Unusually lucky:
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beautiful (related)
Well executed.
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sick
Unable to produce a profitable yield of crops:
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blue
(Entertainment, informal) Pornographic or profane.
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dark
Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign.
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dismal
The definition of dismal is something that is gloomy that makes you feel sad.
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drab
Of a dull grayish to yellowish brown.
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drear
(Poetic) Dreary.
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depressed
The definition of depressed is someone in a sad or unhappy state, or something that has been pushed down.
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dispirited
Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
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down
Reduced; diminished:
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downcast
(Of eyes) Looking downwards.
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down-in-the-mouth
(Idiomatic) Sad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance.
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low
Ranked near the beginning of an ascending series or scale:
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unappeasable
Not able to be appeased or satisfied
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black
The definition of black is covered in darkness or having no light.
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dreadful (related)
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depressing (related)
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terrifying (related)
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hellish (related)
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terrible (related)
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sombre (related)
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miserable (related)
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chilling (related)
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sour
The definition of sour is something with an acidic taste, or someone who is resentful or angry.
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repellent
Causing distaste, dislike, or aversion; repulsive
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crusty
Having, resembling, or being a crust:
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dogged
Stubbornly persevering; tenacious:
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stubborn as a mule (or ox)
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  • Brady and Elise exchanged a grim look.

  • His mouth was grim when he spoke.

  • If she lived, Hilden wouldn't look as grim as he did.

  • It was a grim lot that gathered for supper that night outside the ring of firelight.

  • Anne was a grim, sullen woman, frankly sensual, but as wellmeaning as ignorance and vindictiveness would allow her to be.

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