grimmer

ADJECTIVE

hopeless, horrible in manner, appearance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bleak cruel ghastly gloomy glum grisly gruesome harsh horrid ominous shocking somber sour stern terrible

WEAK

austere barbarous cantankerous churlish crabbed crusty dogged ferocious fierce forbidding foreboding formidable frightful funereal glowering grouchy grumpy hideous implacable inexorable intractable merciless morose relentless resolute ruthless scowling severe sinister splenetic stubborn sulky sullen surly truculent unrelenting unyielding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bright cheerful comforting encouraging gentle good happy joyful kind light nice pleasant pleasing pretty sunny wonderful

WEAK

hopeful

Example Sentences

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Jeremy Buckingham, a New South Wales parliamentarian who has been supporting the Grimmer family, said he's prepared to use parliamentary privilege to name the man when state parliament resumes sitting on Thursday.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

The agencies also want to work with fishermen to limit the impacts the project may have on fishing, according to Grimmer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024

Grimmer said the project could take up to 10 years because it takes a long time for deep-sea coral to grow.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024

A rare "southerly buster" is known to have blown through Fairy Meadow in the moments before Cheryl Grimmer vanished.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2023

Drowvey and Grimmer is the partnership, and opinion is divided which is the greatest Beast.

From The Trial of William Tinkling Written by Himself at the Age of 8 Years by Pearse, S. Beatrice