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grim-faced

ADJECTIVE

grave

Synonyms

STRONG

dignified dull earnest heavy muted quiet sage sedate sober subdued

WEAK

cold sober deadpan dour grim leaden long-faced meaningful no-nonsense ponderous sad saturnine solemn somber staid strictly business thoughtful unsmiling

Antonyms

STRONG

agitated boisterous excited light lively trivial unimportant

WEAK

cheerful frivolous funny happy inconsequential ridiculous silly

Example Sentences

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“Chuck is failing us all,” said Paul Wisor, grim-faced and wearing a blue puffer jacket, as he stood before the council and a packed room of residents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

A grim-faced President Donald J. Trump looks out at the reader, under the headline “LAW AND ORDER.”

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025

Gone is the heroic sense of comradery: the brave, grim-faced men piling onto boats to fight and die together.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025

Tanned and with a brilliant white grin, he looks at his grim-faced men and gives one final order: "Smile - why are you so serious? We are winning the war."

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2023

Chucha, grim-faced as always, comes in and announces loudly, "Doña Laura is home."

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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