Grim
Stern
Synonyms Stern, uninviting, aloof, formidable, dour, steely, stony, ferocious, menacing, cross, crabbed, sour, unsmiling, ruthless, boot-faced, forbidding, unapproachable, distant, strict, harsh, flinty, fierce, threatening, mean-looking, churlish, surly, ill-tempered, cruel, and merciless.
Dreadful
Synonyms Dreadful, ghastly, horrendous, terrible, appalling, shocking, atrocious, grisly, hideous, revolting, macabre, depressing, upsetting, concerning, disagreeable, dire, horrible, horrid, awful, frightful, unspeakable, harrowing, gruesome, disgusting, gory, morbid, distressing, worrying, and unpleasant.
Black
Bleak
Synonyms Bleak, dismal, wretched, disheartening, cheerless, joyless, sombre, drab, dreary, dingy, miserable, depressing, comfortless, gloomy, uninviting, and godawful.
Merciless
Example Sentences
The news report was quite grim.
He wore a grim expression today.
The movie had a grim storyline.
Their situation looks increasingly grim now.