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grimmer

ADJECTIVE

hopeless, horrible in manner, appearance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bleak cruel ghastly gloomy glum grisly gruesome harsh horrid ominous shocking somber sour stern terrible

WEAK

austere barbarous cantankerous churlish crabbed crusty dogged ferocious fierce forbidding foreboding formidable frightful funereal glowering grouchy grumpy hideous implacable inexorable intractable merciless morose relentless resolute ruthless scowling severe sinister splenetic stubborn sulky sullen surly truculent unrelenting unyielding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bright cheerful comforting encouraging gentle good happy joyful kind light nice pleasant pleasing pretty sunny wonderful

WEAK

hopeful

Example Sentences

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That’s a turnaround from their much grimmer forecasts last fall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Hopefully the people who come to us for the light, fun, enjoyable take on Westeros will stick with us through some of the harder, trickier, grimmer moments.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

And as his fear rises, as his desperation becomes more obvious, his lies become wilder, grimmer, and more exhausting.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2024

Other, grimmer recent headlines help to explain why.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2024

Coin’s voice, perhaps a shade grimmer, fills the bunker, the volume level flickering with the lights.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins