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GRIM

(adj.sat, noun, verb, adj.)

Definitions

There are 13 meanings of the word Grim.

How to pronounce grim:

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Grim - as an adjective satellite

Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

Example: "Grim determination"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
inexorablerelentlesssternunappeasableunforgivingunrelenting

Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

Example: "Ghastly wounds"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
ghastlygrislygruesomemacabresick

Harshly ironic or sinister

Example: "Black humor"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
blackmordant

Harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

Example: "A dour, self-sacrificing life"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
dourforbidding

Filled with melancholy and despondency

Example: "Gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
bluedepresseddispiriteddowndown in the mouthdowncastdownheartedgloomylowlow-spirited

Causing dejection

Example: "A blue day"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
bluedarkdingydisconsolatedismaldrabdreardrearygloomysorry

Grim - as a noun

Specter, ghost, haunting spirit

Anger, wrath.

Grim - as a verb

To make grim; to give a stern or forbidding aspect to.

Grim - as an adjective

Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding

Example: "Life was grim in many northern industrial towns."

Rigid and unrelenting

Example: "His grim determination enabled him to win."

Ghastly or sinister

Example: "A grim castle overshadowed the village."

Disgusting; gross

Example Sentences

"The detective's face wore a grim expression as he surveyed the crime scene."
"After the accident, she had a grim outlook on life."
"The soldiers faced the grim reality of war."
"The old haunted mansion had a grim atmosphere."
"The student received a grim warning about failing grades."
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Word Game Points

Is GRIM a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, grim is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

GRIM has a SCRABBLE points total of 7.

Is GRIM a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, grim is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
GRIM has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 9.

Is GRIM a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, grim is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
GRIM has a WORDFEUD points total of 8.

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