Question

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
GRIM
a) Serious
b) Satisfying
c) Delightful
d) Painful

Answer 1

Hint: The word ‘grim’ refers to ‘very stern or gloomy’. This word is usually used as an adjective and its noun form is ‘grimness’. Another antonym of the word ‘grim’ is ‘surly’.

Complete answer:
The word ‘grim’ can be used in a sentence in the following way:
For example, in the sentence ‘Hikers made a grim discovery when they came across a dead body in the woods’, the word ‘grim’ is used to describe the noun ‘discovery’. This word is used to illustrate that the hikers had made a very serious discovery, it is used to describe the gravity of the situation in the given sentence.

Now we know the meaning and the usage of the given word. Let’s look at the given options:

a) serious - The word ‘serious’ refers to ‘significant or worrying because of possible danger or risk; not slight or negligible’. This word has the exact same meaning as the given word. This is not the antonym of the word ‘grim’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
b) satisfying - The word ‘satisfying’ refers to ‘giving fulfillment or the pleasure associated with this'. This word has a very different meaning to the given word. This is not the antonym of the word ‘grim’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
delightful - The word ‘delightful’ refers to ‘causing delight; charming'. This word has the exact opposite meaning of the given word. This is the antonym of the word ‘grim’. This is the required answer. So, this is the correct option.
painful - The word ‘painful’ refers to ‘causing physical pain’. This word has a completely different meaning to the given word. This is not the antonym of the word ‘grim’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.

Note: Take a look at each of the options one by one and try to understand the meaning of each one. Then, choose the option that has the exact opposite meaning to the given word.