Grim
Grim adjective - Harsh and threatening in manner or appearance.
Sympathetic
Sympathetic adjective - Having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another.
Usage example: needed a sympathetic listener who would understand her marital woes
Grim is an antonym for sympathetic.
Both words in one sentence
- Grim's is sympathetic and portrays himself as a hotshot in the underworld who lost to an evil Mandy in a duel and had to be her friend/servant as a result.
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Malcolm Long a sympathetic and realistic psychologist character is himself hurt and struck by Rorscharch's grim Black and White Morality after hearing about his Despair Event Horizon.
Source: Insane Equals Violent -
Given the Grim Dark Crapsack World that 40k is, where a Fate Worse Than Death could be in store just for seeing Chaos, they still manage to remain somewhat sympathetic.
Source: The Paladin
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