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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

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grimmer

Reports David has heard from clients in Cameroon are even grimmer: the IOM has refused to facilitate medical care for some detainees, the lawyer said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

She’s hardly in a position to do much more than accept what’s going on as a grimmer version of her own dead-end predicament.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026

But as bad as the disruptions and damage to public schools will be, Mahmoud will be infamous for grimmer reasons.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2025

‘A struggle somewhat grimmer for my part than the battle of the Hornburg,’ answered Aragorn.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien