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Synonyms for ironhanded
adj overwhelming, repressive- brutal
- burdensome
- cruel
- depressing
- dictatorial
- harsh
- heavy-handed
- inhuman
- onerous
- overbearing
- tyrannical
- unjust
- backbreaking
- bleak
- confining
- demanding
- depressive
- despotic
- discouraging
- disheartening
- dismal
- dispiriting
- exacting
- exigent
- gloomy
- grievous
- grinding
- headache
- heavy
- hefty
- ironhanded
- mean
- rough going
- severe
- somber
- superincumbent
- taxing
- tough
- troublesome
- weighty
Antonyms for ironhanded
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
more rigorous
adjective. severe; exact
oppressive
adjective. overwhelming, repressive
- backbreaking
- bleak
- brutal
- burdensome
- confining
- cruel
- demanding
- depressing
- depressive
- despotic
- dictatorial
- discouraging
- disheartening
- dismal
- dispiriting
- exacting
- exigent
- gloomy
- grievous
- grinding
- harsh
- headache
- heavy
- heavy-handed
- hefty
- inhuman
- ironhanded
- mean
- onerous
- overbearing
- rough going
- severe
- somber
- superincumbent
- taxing
- tough
- troublesome
- tyrannical
- unjust
- weighty
rigorous
adjective. severe; exact
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.