grim grim /ˈgrɪm/

adjective

1. () Not to be placated, appeased or moved by entreaty  ( unappeasable , unforgiving , unrelenting , grim , inexorable , relentless , stern )
   not to be placated, appeased or moved by entreaty
    Grim determination
   grim determination
    Grim necessity
   grim necessity
    Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty
   Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty
    Relentless persecution
   relentless persecution
    The stern demands of parenthood
   the stern demands of parenthood
   
2. () Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror  ( grisly , sick , macabre , ghastly , grim , gruesome )
   shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
    Ghastly wounds
   ghastly wounds
    The grim aftermath of the bombing
   the grim aftermath of the bombing
    The grim task of burying the victims
   the grim task of burying the victims
    A grisly murder
   a grisly murder
    Gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
   gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
    Macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
   macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
    Macabre tortures conceived by madmen
   macabre tortures conceived by madmen
   
3. () Harshly ironic or sinister  ( black , mordant , grim )
   harshly ironic or sinister
    Black humor
   black humor
    A grim joke
   a grim joke
    Grim laughter
   grim laughter
    Fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit
   fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit
   
4. () Harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance  ( dour , forbidding , grim )
   harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
    A dour, self-sacrificing life
   a dour, self-sacrificing life
    A forbidding scowl
   a forbidding scowl
    A grim man loving duty more than humanity
   a grim man loving duty more than humanity
    Undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw
   undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw
   
5. Causing dejection  ( blue [Informal] , dark , dingy , disconsolate , dismal , drab , drear , dreary , gloomy , grim , sorry )
   causing dejection
    A blue day
   a blue day
    The dark days of the war
   the dark days of the war
    A week of rainy depressing weather
   a week of rainy depressing weather
    A disconsolate winter landscape
   a disconsolate winter landscape
    The first dismal dispiriting days of November
   the first dismal dispiriting days of November
    A dark gloomy day
   a dark gloomy day
    Grim rainy weather
   grim rainy weather
   
6. Filled with melancholy and despondency  ( depressed , dispirited , down , down in the mouth , downcast , downhearted , gloomy , grim , low , blue [Informal] , low-spirited )
   filled with melancholy and despondency
    Gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
   gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
    Gloomy predictions
   gloomy predictions
    A gloomy silence
   a gloomy silence
    Took a grim view of the economy
   took a grim view of the economy
    The darkening mood
   the darkening mood
    Lonely and blue in a strange city
   lonely and blue in a strange city
    Depressed by the loss of his job
   depressed by the loss of his job
    A dispirited and resigned expression on her face
   a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
    Downcast after his defeat
   downcast after his defeat
    Feeling discouraged and downhearted
   feeling discouraged and downhearted