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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 words related to iron-fisted
merciless
adjective. mean, heartless
- barbarous
- callous
- compassionless
- cruel
- cutthroat
- dog-eat-dog
- fierce
- gratuitous
- grim
- hard
- hardhearted
- harsh
- hatchet job
- having a killer instinct
- implacable
- inexorable
- inhumane
- iron-fisted
- mean machine
- mortal
- pitiless
- relentless
- ruthless
- severe
- unappeasable
- uncalled-for
- unfeeling
- unflinching
- unforgiving
- unmerciful
- unpitying
- unrelenting
- unsparing
- unsympathetic
- unyielding
- wanton
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.