adj. Function: adjective
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Synonyms: FIERCE 1, barbarous, cruel, fell, ferocious, inhuman, inhumane, savage, truculent, wolfish
Related Words: foreboding, ominous
2 forbidding in action or appearance FF1C; had a grim and determined expression on his face FF1E;
Synonyms: austere, bleak, dour, hard, harsh, severe, stringent
Related Words: cold, forbidding, ||off-putting; fixed, rigid, set; determined, firm, stern
Contrasted Words: calm, mellow, mild, soft, warm; attractive, beautiful, pleasing
Antonyms: pleasant
3 being extremely obdurate or firm in action or purpose FF1C; fought with grim determination FF1E;
Synonyms: implacable, ironfisted, merciless, mortal, relentless, ruthless, unappeasable, unflinching, unrelenting, unyielding
Related Words: adamant, inexorable, inflexible, obdurate, resolute, stubborn, unforgiving, vindictive; certain, inevitable; determined, dogged
Contrasted Words: considerate, gentle, mild; clement, forbearing, indulgent
Antonyms: lenient
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Synonyms: GHASTLY 1, grisly, gruesome, hideous, horrible, horrifying, lurid, macabre, terrible, terrifying
Related Words: loathsome, offensive, repugnant, repulsive, revolting