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Synonyms & Antonyms for grim
Synonyms
austere, dour, fierce, flinty, forbidding, gruff, intimidating, lowering (also louring), rough, rugged, severe, stark, steely, stern, ungentle
Antonyms
benign, benignant, gentle, mild, nonintimidating, tender
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The Fed, for its part, is pushing back against the notion that the outlook is so grim, pointing to the lowest unemployment in about 50 years. — Fortune, "‘We Will WIN Anyway.’ Trump Calls Federal Reserve Incompetent," 7 Aug. 2019 This report paints a grim, concerning picture of our school district. — Dan Mcgowan, BostonGlobe.com, "Here’s what top R.I. officials want you to know about the scathing report on Providence schools," 26 June 2019 While women had a record year in the 2018 midterm elections, bringing their total numbers in Congress to 127, much of the data is still grim. — Li Zhou, Vox, "How to close the massive gender gap in Congress," 14 Aug. 2019 The flood situation in northeastern Assam state continued to be grim on Wednesday, with the toll mounting to 74 since early this month, the Press Trust of India news agency said. — Indrajit Singh, BostonGlobe.com, "Lightning storm kills 39 in eastern India," 24 July 2019 Grossman’s defensive numbers were grim in his previous seasons with the Twins and Houston Astros. — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, "A’s Matt Chapman doesn’t start, while Sean Manaea inches closer," 19 July 2019 The performance of Anna, the weekend's third new nationwide offering, were grim. — Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter, "Box Office: 'Toy Story 4' No. 1 With $118M U.S. Bow, Clears $238M Globally," 23 June 2019 In those days, New York was a dangerous city, and Columbia had trouble competing with other Ivy League schools because it was perched on a cliff overlooking Harlem and its housing was grim. — Michelle Tea, Harper's magazine, "Stonewall at Fifty," 22 June 2019 While not a surprise, the Twitter reaction to the news was predictably grim. — USA TODAY, "'The Office' is leaving Netflix in 2021, heading to NBC streaming service," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'grim.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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