Another word for severe
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Adjective
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Another word for severe
Modifier
Stern
Difficult or rigorous
Synonym Study
- Ascetic implies extreme self-denial and self-discipline or even, sometimes, the deliberate self-infliction of pain and discomfort, as by religious fanatics an ascetic hermit
- Austere suggests harsh restraint, self-denial, stark simplicity the austere diet of wartime, or an absence of warmth, passion, ornamentation, etc. an austere bedroom
- Stern implies an unyielding firmness, esp. as manifested in a grim or forbidding aspect or manner a stern guardian
- Severe applies to a person or thing that is strict, uncompromising, or restrained and connotes a total absence of softness, laxity, frivolity, etc. a severe critic, hairdo, etc. and may often imply harshness severe punishment, a severe tornado
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