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Synonyms for grim

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adjective · not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

“grim determination”

adjective · shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

“ghastly wounds”

adjective · harshly ironic or sinister

“black humor”

adjective · harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

“a dour, self-sacrificing life”

adjective · filled with melancholy and despondency

“gloomy at the thought of what he had to face”

gloomybluedepresseddispiriteddowndowncastdownhearteddown in the mouthlowlow-spirited
adjective · causing dejection

“a blue day”