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Synonyms for severe
adj uncompromising, stern- harsh
- relentless
- serious
- strict
- astringent
- austere
- biting
- caustic
- close
- cold
- cruel
- cutting
- disapproving
- dour
- earnest
- firm
- flinty
- forbidding
- grave
- grim
- hard
- hard-nosed
- inconsiderate
- inexorable
- inflexible
- iron-handed
- obdurate
- oppressive
- peremptory
- pitiless
- resolute
- resolved
- rigid
- satirical
- scathing
- sober
- stern
- stiff
- strait-laced
- tight-lipped
- unalterable
- unbending
- unchanging
- unfeeling
- unrelenting
- unsmiling
- unsparing
Antonyms for severe
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accurate
adjective. precise
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- concrete
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- exact
- explicit
- factual
- faithful
- genuine
- judicious
- just
- literal
- matter-of-fact
- methodical
- meticulous
- on the button
- on the money
- on the nose
- particular
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- punctilious
- punctual
- regular
- right
- rigid
- rigorous
- scientific
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- sharp
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- solid
- specific
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- true
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acute
adjective. severe, intense
ambitious
adjective. requiring great effort, ability
arduous
adjective. difficult, hard to endure
austere
adjective. grim, barren
authoritarian
adjective. domineering
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.