Synonyms for severity
noun
asperity, sharpness, acerbity, grimness, hardness, unkindness, hardheartedness, strictness, austerity, rigor; see also cruelty.
Antonyms pity*, kindness, softness.
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noun
The fact or condition of being rigorous and unsparing:
austerity, hardness, harshness, rigidity, rigor, rigorousness, sternness, strictness, stringency, toughness. See easyExceptionally great concentration, power, or force, especially in activity:
depth (often used in plural), ferociousness, ferocity, fierceness, fury, intensity, pitch, vehemence, vehemency, violence. See big, strong
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