grimness

noun

Definition of grimnessnext
as in ferocity

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Recent Examples of grimness 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 Dark, eerie, and paranoid (for good reason), the eight-episode season shifts back and forth from the casual grimness of an unwelcoming reality to the shocking frights of a stoner’s worst nightmare (the latter of which is shrewdly motivated by Rachel regularly smoking pot). — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2026 The shot doubles down on the grimness of the story. — Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grimness
  1. ferocity
  2. cruelty
  3. savagery
  4. ferociousness
  5. fierceness
  6. brutality
  7. sadism
  8. inhumanity
Noun
  • The savage battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa had already demonstrated the ferocity with which Japanese forces would defend their homeland.
    — James M. Scott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Its screenshots have circulated with ferocity this past week as proof that Grande is in danger, and imperiling others with her.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of ferocity
Noun
  • So far, more than 100 officers have completed training on recognizing animal cruelty and collecting evidence, and have been equipped with referrals to resources if no cruelty is found.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • As Rhaenyra slowly descends into a pit of despair, cruelty and desperation, Daemon and his armies run into some snags on their assault of Tumbleton thanks to the various tricks Lord Ormund has up his sleeves.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of cruelty
Noun
  • This savagery can last up to a week before the mature larvae fall to the ground.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
  • While our money would be on The Last Son of Krypton in a main card matchup, Lobo fights dirty with a level of primal savagery that just might put the Big Blue Boy Scout and his cousin down for a few rounds.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 6 June 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
  • The Beast in Me showrunner Howard Gordon knows there was one scene in the Netflix limited series that was divisive because of its brutality.
    — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Today, such dreams might put a woman in jail or expose her to the casual brutality of the Taliban’s paternal order.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of brutality
Noun
  • This wouldn’t be a Reacher adventure without a soupçon of sadism.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Chiarella takes time between bouts of danger to show affection and intimacy that, in defiance of teen-slasher formula, isn’t immediately penalized with sadism.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Definition of sadism
Noun
  • This is pure hatred, and condemning this kind of inhumanity shouldn’t be hard.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2026
  • Their willingness to film their inhumanity echoed the Nazis of the Third Reich, who likewise filmed their mass atrocities.
    — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026
Definition of inhumanity

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“Grimness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grimness. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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