grim
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4.6
- adjective
- /ɡrɪm/
:
implacable
- "The defeat suddenly left his face, and he looked grim and determined, as before."
- grim determination
Examples
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His hands had steadied, and the pain of his headache seemed transformed into grim resolution.
Fiction book (2002) -
How I wish he would be here tomorrow because there is a grim job to be done.
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Yet they have a grim beauty of their own.
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It's grim, but orders are orders.
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His actions do not strike me as those of a person acting from a grim sense of duty.
Academic text (1992) -
So I set out with grim determination for a saloon.
Fiction book (2002) -
More than grief, more than shock, what we notice most is his frighteningly grim determination.
Fiction book (1997) -
Before either could speak, four crewmen ran past, armed with spears, grim determination on their features.
Fiction book (1992) -
Andy and Serafine emerge from the tunnel, wearing grim, determined expressions.
Fiction book (1997) -
His jaw was knotted in grim determination as he prepared for the challenge ahead.
Synonyms
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5.1
Keeps going without stopping and stays very strong
42
4.3
Serious and strict, not willing to change
35
5.8
Not willing to forgive someone and acting without mercy
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7.0
Not stopping and not getting less strong
11
8.6
Impossible to stop or change
Impossible to calm or satisfy
Antonyms
Compounds
How Firm
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word grim comes from an old English word meaning 'fierce' or 'cruel', so it carries a sense of toughness and steady will. That is why someone with grim determination is firm and will not give in.