Synonyms for
Grim
Definition
grim (adjective) - gloomy, uninviting, or depressing in nature
Synonyms & similar words
macabre
relentless
dark
downhearted
drab
stern
dingy
unforgiving
sick
ghastly
dreary
gloomy
sorry
downcast
dismal
lowspirited
unrelenting
forbidding
gruesome
dispirited
disconsolate
black
depressed
down
inexorable
bleak
dreary
gloomy
dismal
forbidding
dark
uninviting
harsh
unfriendly
stern
severe
serious
somber
morose
lugubrious
melancholy
miserable
unpleasant
depressing
disheartening
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- grim reality
- grim determination
- grim outlook
- grim future
- grim expression
- grim situation
- grim reaper
Word family
Usage note
Primarily used to describe something unpleasant, depressing, or severe. It often carries a connotation of seriousness and lack of hope.
Example sentences
- The news about the pandemic was grim and unsettling.
- The old haunted mansion looked grim and spooky.
- The soldier's face was grim as he prepared for battle.
- The weather forecast for tomorrow looks grim with a chance of thunderstorms.
- The orphan's life was grim and difficult in the cold, harsh world.
Quotes
“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.” - J.R.R. Tolkien
“I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.” - William Allen White
“My life has been one great big joke, a dance that's walked, a song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself.” - Maya Angelou