Synonyms for draconian
dreɪˈkoʊ ni ən, drə-; -ˈkɒn ɪkdra·co·ni·an

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1. draconian2

   Of or resembling a dragon

   Synonyms:
   dragonlike, draconic

Princeton's WordNet

1. Draconianadjective

   of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws

   "Draconian measures"

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1. List of paraphrases for "draconian":

   drastic, harsh, stringent, evil

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1. Katie Hobbs:

   I will never stop fighting for our reproductive rights, while Kari Lake will uphold Arizona’s draconian abortion ban that will endanger women and imprison their doctors.

2. Art Hogan:

   That drastic, draconian move in bonds and violent updraft in oil are settling a little bit and that's helping us focus on stocks.

3. Holly Salamido:

   The cuts ... would be devastating to the constituents that HUD serves, everyone is extremely concerned. That cuts that were described were draconian and there is a great deal of angst right now among employees.

4. Dorit Reiss:

   Generally, narrower mandates are probably going to be stronger, legally, than broader mandates, and lesser punishments are going to hold better than more draconian or extreme punishments.

5. Lee Gelernt:

   Taking a child away from their parent and interfering with the basic constitutional right to family unity, that's about the most draconian thing you can do and it needs the most compelling reason possible, deterrence is a policy measure that uses these children as pawns and violates the basic fundamental notion of what's in the child's best interest.