Complaisant and Grim

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Complaisant adjective - Showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others.

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Grim is an antonym for complaisant.

Nearby Word: complaisance

Grim adjective - Showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one's purpose.

Usage example: with grim determination, the woman worked three jobs to put her fatherless children through college

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Complaisant is an antonym for grim.

Nearby Words: grimy, grimly, grimed

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