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iron-fisted

ADJECTIVE
merciless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barbarous callous cruel fierce grim harsh implacable inexorable inhumane relentless ruthless severe unforgiving unrelenting unsparing unyielding
STRONG
unmerciful
WEAK
compassionless cutthroat dog-eat-dog gratuitous hard hardhearted hatchet job having a killer instinct mean machine mortal pitiless unappeasable uncalled-for unfeeling unflinching unpitying unsympathetic wanton
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bright calm compassionate considerate easy feeling flexible gentle kind merciful mild nice peaceful polite remorseful sympathetic tender yielding
WEAK
giving sparing
ADJECTIVE
strict
Synonyms
STRONGEST
draconian exacting harsh rigid rigorous scrupulous severe stern stringent tough
WEAK
austere dead set disciplinary dour firm forbidding grim hard hard-boiled no-nonsense oppressive picky prudish punctilious puritanical set square stickling straight strait-laced stuffy unpermissive unsparing uptight
Antonyms
STRONGEST
easy easygoing facile flexible gentle kind lenient mild nice soft tolerant
WEAK
amenable tractable uncertain yielding
ADJECTIVE
stringent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
binding demanding draconian exacting forceful harsh inflexible ironclad rigorous severe stiff strict tough
WEAK
acrimonious brick-wall by the book by the numbers compelling confining convincing dead set on drawing dyed-in-the-wool hard hard-nosed picky poignant powerful rough set unpermissive valid
Antonyms
STRONGEST
amenable calm easy easygoing facile flexible gentle kind lenient mild nice pliable pliant soft weak willing yielding
WEAK
inexact tolerant
ADJECTIVE
unrelenting
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ceaseless constant continual continuous endless implacable incessant inexorable persistent relentless ruthless tenacious unabated unremitting unwavering unyielding
WEAK
bound bound and determined brick-wall cruel dead set on grim hanging tough hardheaded intransigent mortal perpetual pitiless remorseless rigid set steady stern stiff stiff-necked tough unbending unbroken unflinching unsparing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
broken ceasing changeable completed ending finished flexible halting inconstant infrequent intermittent interrupted irregular kind merciful nice occasional stopping surrendering sympathetic terminable varying wavering yielding
WEAK
compassionate relenting

Example Sentences

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A year and a half after the deadly uprising that toppled previous prime minister Sheikh Hasina's iron-fisted rule, the BNP won a "sweeping victory" in parliamentary elections on February 12.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

A key focus will be if he seeks to steer Cambodia out of the orbit of China and patch up ties with the United States that have perennially been strained by his father's iron-fisted approach.

From Reuters • Jul. 22, 2023

For now, however, Wagner’s clients seem prepared to take Moscow at its word, perhaps unwilling or in some cases, frightened, to contemplate governing without the group’s iron-fisted backing.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023

But many opposition figures say they are already battling intense government repression similar to that during Mugabe’s iron-fisted rule.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2022

That spring, we had felt a certain thawing on the part of the authorities, a relaxation of the iron-fisted discipline that had prevailed on the island.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela