Qualities

Synonyms for grim

Two senses of grim live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 2, TreelineQualities

harshly ironic or sinister

A grim joke.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

black

Same sentence, swapped: A black joke.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for grim as it is used in the sentence above.

stern
ghastly
dreadful

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 3, RidgelineQualities

harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

A grim man loving duty more than humanity.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

forbidding

Same sentence, swapped: A forbidding man loving duty more than humanity.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for grim as it is used in the sentence above.

stiff
strict
mordant

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