severe

Definition for severe

adjective as in uncompromising, stern

Strongest matches

harsh, relentless, serious, strict, stringent

Weak matches

ascetic, astringent, austere, biting, caustic, close, cold, cruel, cutting, despotic, disapproving, dour, earnest, firm, flinty, forbidding, grave, grim, hard, hard-nosed, inconsiderate, inexorable, inflexible, iron-handed, obdurate, oppressive, peremptory, pitiless, resolute, resolved, rigid, rigorous, satirical, scathing, sober, stern, stiff, strait-laced, tight-lipped, tyrannical, unalterable, unbending, unchanging, unfeeling, unrelenting, unsmiling, unsparing

adjective as in harsh; extreme

Strongest matches

acute, bitter, dangerous, drastic, extreme, fierce, heavy, intense, punishing, serious, sharp, tough, violent

Weak matches

arduous, bleak, consequential, critical, demanding, distressing, domineering, effortful, exacting, forbidding, grave, grim, grinding, hard, hefty, implacable, inclement, intemperate, mordant, oppressive, overbearing, pitiless, rugged, strenuous, taxing, toilsome, unpleasant, unrelenting, weighty, wicked

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Economists are warning about a severe recession and “stagflation.”

From Salon

The ICE agent suffered "severe injuries" in the incident, officials said, but was in a stable condition in hospital.

From BBC

“Making a martyr out of Charlie Kirk will change our nation in severe ways.”

From Los Angeles Times

In a statement which echoed RTÉ's, Avrotros said it too could no longer justify Israel's inclusion "given the ongoing and severe human suffering in Gaza" and the "serious erosion of press freedom".

From BBC

CTE, which can only be diagnosed after death, is a severe neurodegenerative disease that can cause dementia, violent mood swings, loss of motor control and depression.

From Los Angeles Times

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