grim

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore G words

forbidding, stern, or harshly unpleasant

In a sentence

Grim in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing grim in a sentence.

The doctors wore grim expressions as they prepared to deliver the unwelcome diagnosis.

Synonyms

Antonyms

cheerfulpleasantbright

Keep going

an embarrassing social mistake or blunder, especially in a public setting

providing profit or income; productive

in a way that yields profit or useful result

to deny or contradict; to declare false

one who denies, opposes, or contradicts

bold, brazen impudence or nerve

causing irritation or resentment; vexing

producing a sudden, startling burst of energy or excitement

Common questions

Grim (adjective) means forbidding, stern, or harshly unpleasant

Here is grim used in an example sentence: "The doctors wore grim expressions as they prepared to deliver the unwelcome diagnosis."

Common synonyms for grim include stern, bleak, dour, forbidding.

Antonyms of grim include cheerful, pleasant, bright.

Grim is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.