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1. grim
adjective. ['ˈgrɪm'] not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty.
Synonyms
- unrelenting
- unappeasable
- stern
- relentless
- implacable
- unforgiving
Antonyms
- unregretful
- unrepentant
- impenitent
- achromatic color
Etymology
- grim (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Grim
- patronym
- kibbutzim
- prelim
- mckim
- whim
- trimm
- trim
- swim
- slim
- skim
- primm
- prim
- krim
- klym
- klim
- flim
- crimm
- crim
- clim
- brimm
- brim
- zim
- yim
- vim
- timme
- timm
- tim
- sym
- simm
- sim
How do you pronounce grim?
Pronounce grim as grɪm.
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Sentences with grim
1. Adjective
Many discoveries about head injuries have come from the world of boxing, and many of them are grim.
2. Noun, plural
Enviro Magic aluminum cleaner removes deep down grim, dirt and dust.
Quotes about grim
1. My uncle worked in emergency wards dealing with people who came in with terrible injuries. He talked about the sketch shows they would put on to lighten the atmosphere. You often find this sense of grim humor in hospitals. The injuries people are suffering are ghastly. You have to laugh at something or you'd otherwise cry.
- Honeysuckle Weeks
2. My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation.
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah
3. Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a joke.
- Joss Whedon
2. grim
adjective. ['ˈgrɪm'] shockingly repellent; inspiring horror.
Synonyms
- sick
- ghastly
- alarming
- grisly
- gruesome
Antonyms
- clean
- pure
- light
- colorful
Etymology
- grim (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. grim
adjective. ['ˈgrɪm'] harshly ironic or sinister.
Synonyms
- mordant
- black
Antonyms
- southern
- day
- good-natured
Etymology
- grim (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. grim
adjective. ['ˈgrɪm'] harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance.
Synonyms
- unpleasant
- forbidding
Antonyms
- unsexy
- lowborn
- indulgent
Etymology
- grim (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. grim
adjective. ['ˈgrɪm'] causing dejection.
Synonyms
- gloomy
- dismal
- drab
- disconsolate
- uncheerful
- cheerless
- sorry
- depressing
- drear
- blue
- dreary
- dark
Antonyms
- lively
- achromatic
- consolable
- happy
Etymology
- grim (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. grim
adjective. ['ˈgrɪm'] filled with melancholy and despondency.
Synonyms
- low-spirited
- dispirited
- down
- blue
- depressed
- low
- dejected
- downhearted
- gloomy
- down in the mouth
Antonyms
- joyous
- uncheerfulness
- valuable
- good
Etymology
- grim (Old English (ca. 450-1100))