Austere Synonyms and Antonyms

ô-stîr
Not showy
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. for bidding
  2. undifferenced
  3. unfussy
  4. unornate
Grim, barren
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. stern
Antonyms:
  1. extravagant
  2. luxurious
  3. elaborate
  4. spending
  5. encouraging
  6. indulgent
Strict or severe in discipline; ascetic:
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. severe

Words Related to Austere

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. modest
  2. attitude
  3. See syn. study at
  4. hot
  5. opulent
  6. austerely
  7. incongruous
  8. ostentatious
  9. serene
  10. elegant
  11. italianate

Austere Sentence Examples

  • The Sanctuary was plain to the point of austere, with no luxuries.

  • Brady had conducted many missions in austere conditions in other countries.

  • He betook himself at first to Port Royal, and began to live a recluse and austere life there.

  • Clare wanted to keep a slightly austere working-class look to the house.

  • Richard Shackleton was endowed with a grave, pure and tranquil nature, constant and austere, yet not without those gentle elements that often redeem the drier qualities of his religious persuasion.

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