From the doctor's grim expression, it was clear he had somber news for the patient.
Source: tatoeba (1989)
Grim
/ɡɹɪm/
Synonyms for "grim" (422 found)
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Closest matches (85)
Adjective(26 words)
doursternacheronticaguishaustereaustere appearancebalefulbitterblackblack-frostedbleakbleak outlookbleakerbleakestbluecraggiestcreepiestcruellerdarkdark culture
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Verb(2 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (126)
Adjective(39 words)
dingydiredisconsolatedismaldismal prognosisdismal weatherdispiriteddolefuldourerdourestdowndown in the mouthdowncastdownhearteddrabdreardrearierdrearydystopian futureexistential void
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forbiddingghastliestghastlygloomiergloomygloomy prosegothic wato artifactgothic wato palettesgothic wato settinggothic wato worldbuildinggothic watosgrimmergrimmestgrislygrizzliestgruesomeharshharsherhumourless
diredirefuldirtydisconsolatediscontenteddisgusteddismaldoggeddourdreaddreadeddreadfuldreardrearisomedrearydumpishearnesteerieevilevil looking
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evil-favoredevil-lookingexactingexigentfearfulfellferalferociousfiendishfiercefirmfixedflagitiousflintyforbiddingforebodingforlornformalformidablefrighteningfrightfulfrowningfunebrialfunerealgauntghastlyghoulishgloomygloweringglumgodawfulgoshawfulgravegraygreygrim-facedgrim-visagedgrislygrotesquegruesomegrumhairyhardhard corehard-corehard-favoredhard-featuredhard-visagedharrowingharshheadstrongheartlessheinoushideoushomicidalhopelesshorrendoushorriblehorridhorrifichorrifyinghumorless
Verb(3 words)
Noun(2 words)
gorkiygothic wato style
Related words (211)
ickyill-favoredill-featuredill-lookingimmovableimmutableimplacableimpliablein bad humorin despairinclementinelasticinevitableinexorableinfestiveinflexibleinhumaninhumaneiniquitousintractable
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intransigentironirreconcilablejoylessloathsomelong facedlong-facedloweringluridmacabremelancholymercilessmeticulousmirthlessmiserablemonstrousmoodishmoodymopeymopingmopishmorbidmorosemortalmumpishmurderousmurkynauseatednauseousobdurateobstinateoffensiveominousout of humorout of sortspitilesspleasurelessprey to malaisepunkputridredoubtablerelentlessrepelledrepugnantrepulsiveresoluterevoltedrevoltingrigidrigorousrock-ribbedrottenroughruggedruthlesssadsanguinarysaturninesavageschrecklichscowlingsedateserioussetsevereshittyshockingsickenedsinistersobersober-mindedsobersidedsolemnsombersombresombroussorrysorryishspartanspartanicstaidsteadfaststeelysternstiffstinkingstinkystone facedstone-facedstonystraight facedstraight-facedstrictstringentstubbornsuffering angstsulkysullensunlesssurlyterribleterrificterrifyingthoughtfultoughtragictremendoustristetruculentunaffectedunalterableunappeasableunbendingunchangeableuncheerfuluncheeryuncompromisinguneasyunflinchingunforgivingunfulfilledungentleungivingungovernedungratifiedunhappyunhopefulunjoyfulunmirthfulunmovedunmovingunprepossessingunquietunrelentingunsatisfiedunsmilingunsparingunspeakableunwaveringunyieldingviciousvindictiveviolentvomitywearifulwearisomewearyweightywickedwithout hopewolfishwretchedyecchy
Adjective(31 words)
inexorableinfernallowlow-spiritedmacabremercilessmordantmournfulnightmarishominous tonerelentlesssepulchral toneseveresicksombersorrystarksternerstony silencetartarean
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terrible newstwistedugly ogreunappeasableunforgivingunpalatable mushroomunrelentingunwelcoming climateunyieldingwinteriestwintry
Noun(6 words)
Adverb(1 words)
more gothic wato
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5 entriesgrim determinationgrim outlookgrim prognosisgrim realitygrim statistics
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
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8 entriesSample sentences
21 total sentences available.
Marcia looked grim when I told her the story.
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That evening tea was partaken of in a grim silence.
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It's a grim world.
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