grim
adjective (WITHOUT HOPE) /ɡrɪm/ (grimmer, grimmest)Definition
C2 worrying, without hope: The future looks grim.Not hopeful grimly /ˈɡrɪm.li/ adverb grimness /ˈɡrɪm.nəs/ noun [U] Serious and unpleasantNot attractive to look atInformal words for badNot hopeful
(Definition of grim adjective (WITHOUT HOPE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be in a funk idiom
- be on a hiding to nothing idiom
- bleak adjective
- defeatist adjective
- dejected adjective
- despair verb
- dim adjective (NOT POSITIVE)
- downcast adjective (UNHAPPY)
- downhearted adjective
- forlorn adjective (UNLIKELY TO SUCCEED)
- gloom noun (WITHOUT HOPE)
- gloomy adjective (WITHOUT HOPE)
- glum adjective
- hopeless adjective
- hopelessly adverb
- not give much for sb's chances idiom
- not have a hope in hell idiom
- pessimism noun
- pessimistic adjective
- prophet of doom idiom
Topic:
Not hopeful
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