GRIMNESS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

grimness

noun

Definition of grimness

as in ferocity

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Recent Examples of grimness The one bit of apocalyptic grimness that does come through is the color scheme. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026 The most tonally bizarre Apes movie ruminates on that question with a mixture of money-saving light comedy and mic-drop grimness. — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026 Once the story gathers everyone into the house and lets the mayhem start in earnest, an overall feeling of Gothic grimness and rotting-corpse griminess takes hold. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026 The show has too many blandly interchangeable characters, too much grimness, too much repetition (and not just of Targaryen first names) and too much thumb-twiddling. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 21 June 2026 The frenetic energy serves to propel the watcher to each new twist and reveal, eschewing a grimness that would otherwise bring down the mood. — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 24 May 2026 Despite the grimness of the scene, the tone of the song is peppy and disorientingly pretty, with a shivery Dorian twist in its churning melody. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 19 May 2026 An ugly first period added to the initial grimness. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 There is some positive news amid the grimness. — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026

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Noun

His memories of it are shaped by the ferocity of the terraces.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Brown, 29, is as famous for his off-court fearlessness as his on-court ferocity.

— David Katz, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of ferocity

Noun

The beauty of the landscape will sit alongside the cruelty unfolding among the characters.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
Florida law has specific statutory provisions that address feral and free-ranging cats, which are considered domestic animals under state law that are protected by the animal cruelty statutes.

— Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of cruelty

Noun

As attendees, including Ariana DeBose and Patricia Clarkson, tucked into sweet Forelle pears and a main course of Branzino, the atmosphere was decidedly more serene than the savagery witnessed earlier on stage.

— Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026
Others are inclined to rank evils according to the amount of savagery evident in the perpetrator, not to the damage inflicted on the world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of savagery

Noun

The ferociousness of the defending champs can be, has been, overwhelming for most.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 19 May 2026
Here, sea level rise is accelerating at some of the most extreme rates on Earth, while hurricanes increasingly are swirling ashore with an unprecedented ferociousness.

— Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026

Definition of ferociousness

Noun

Curled up in a chair on the top floor of The Times’ offices in El Segundo, looking down on the runways of LAX boiling in the late July sun, Williams gives runway fierceness against the beige office walls.

— Maureen Lee Lenker, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
The actress cranked the fierceness all the way up while appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on July 30.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 31 July 2026

Definition of fierceness

Noun

In June 2020, a majority of Clemson’s football team joined a march of roughly 3,000 people protesting police brutality.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Here, in this image of an ingenious skidding kitten—in both its brutality and its beautiful, dumb, playful resilience—lies the wisdom of Marcon’s art.

— Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026

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