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Synonyms for iron-fisted
adj mean, heartless- barbarous
- callous
- cruel
- fierce
- grim
- harsh
- implacable
- inexorable
- inhumane
- relentless
- ruthless
- severe
- unforgiving
- unrelenting
- unsparing
- unyielding
- unmerciful
- compassionless
- cutthroat
- dog-eat-dog
- gratuitous
- hard
- hardhearted
- hatchet job
- having a killer instinct
- iron-fisted
- mean machine
- mortal
- pitiless
- unappeasable
- uncalled-for
- unfeeling
- unflinching
- unpitying
- unsympathetic
- wanton
Antonyms for iron-fisted
- bright
- calm
- compassionate
- considerate
- easy
- feeling
- flexible
- gentle
- kind
- merciful
- mild
- nice
- peaceful
- polite
- remorseful
- sympathetic
- tender
- yielding
- giving
- sparing
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
more stringent
adjective. rigid, tight
strict
adjective. authoritarian
stricter
adjective. authoritarian
strictest
adjective. authoritarian
stringent
adjective. rigid, tight
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.