GRIMLY Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

grimly

adverb

Definition of grimly

as in determinedly

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Recent Examples of grimly The flooding in Nepal is yet another calamity for a country grimly accustomed to crisis and upheaval. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 Gun purchases made in response to events have been shown, grimly, to lead to still more accidental gun deaths. — Vishal R. Patel, Time, 9 Aug. 2026 In the wake of the disaster, the survivors' roles are reversed in grimly funny ways. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026 For her part, Gianina is just trying to stow away enough earnings to support her daughter, Maria (Sofia Dragoman), who lives with her grandmother (Liliana Ghita) in a grimly anonymous village in the countryside, and to save for an anticipated Christmas reunion in Romania. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 11 June 2026 The Olsen kiddos trying to close their front door to keep the sharks out is just as well-shot and grimly hilarious as Lisa readying to give birth as the floodwaters rise. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026 Innocence isn’t even about the recent past; statistically speaking, the grimly familiar scenes of mayhem might take place somewhere next week. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026 The anti-nuclear artists collective whose work is on display at Pitzer College in Claremont never predicted a nuclear proliferation crisis would break out in the Middle East during their exhibit, or how grimly topical their work would quickly become as a result. — Chloe Shrager, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026 Rose Byrne is earning acclaim for her turn in Mary Bronstein's harrowing (and grimly funny) film. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grimly

Adverb

Poor Frank and Kirsten look on confused, determinedly polite in their insistence that all family members should be welcome.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
The few street names in Happy Haven were determinedly upbeat, with Christian undertones.

— Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026

Definition of determinedly

Adverb

Amid the resurgence of Japanese cinema on the international festival circuit over the past few years, one resolutely indie banner, Bitters End, has been quietly growing its profile across production, distribution and international sales.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Kopple’s documentary is a time capsule, offering a concentrated taste of an earlier moment in American culture, now resolutely over.

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of resolutely

Adverb

Susan and Robert are finally together, or at least moving firmly in that direction.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
The phone is made from the same high-quality materials as its Pro iPhones—titanium, stainless steel, aluminum, and Apple's Ceramic Shield—and assembled as tightly and firmly as anything Apple makes.

— Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of firmly

Adverb

Fresh off a recent campaign visit to Michigan, Vance above all aimed at Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, who the vice president has attacked aggressively for invoking his wife, Usha Vance, on the campaign trail.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Those that handle that challenge aggressively stand to come out on top.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of aggressively

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Rose’s relationship with her father, too, is unusual in its unresolved jaggedness, while Sisto’s gruffly on-edge performance points to a deeper well of adult pain in Wes that his daughter cannot yet manage or comprehend.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 June 2026
Chief among the familiar faces is Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the stoic, gruffly professional explosives-disposal expert Major Will Tranter, who shows up at a construction site in the heart of London where an unexploded, 1,000-pound WWII bomb has just been found.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of gruffly

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Against the world’s growing plastic waste stream, however, the gains remain decidedly incremental.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Still, the two candidates — both school board presidents — are pushing decidedly political campaigns, one aligning with liberal Democrats and the other with pro-Trump Republicans.

— Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of decidedly

Adverb

Sinner expects a lack of rhythm and for Zverev to put their past aside and come out assertively.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 12 July 2026
After sitting a bit on the sidelines in the early days of the generative AI boom, risk-adverse finance departments are more assertively using these tools, with 75% reporting using AI compared to just 30% two years ago.

— John Kell, Fortune, 20 May 2026

Definition of assertively

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