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1. (adj) austere, severe, stark, stern
severely simple
Synonyms: life-threatening, perfect(a), consummate(a), unadulterated, double-dyed(a), austere, serious, ascetic, bare, arrant(a), stark, severe, desolate, staring(a), unrelenting, stern, grievous, sodding(a), unappeasable, grave, everlasting(a), crude(a), dangerous, wicked, complete(a), hard, gross(a), terrible, stark(a), pure(a), relentless, barren, unforgiving, blunt, grim, bleak, inexorable, exacting, thoroughgoing(a), strict, ascetical, utter(a), spartan, knockout
Antonyms: fancy, indulgent, gluttonous

2. (adj) austere, stern
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
Synonyms: exacting, stark, spartan, severe, unrelenting, strict, inexorable, austere, ascetical, unappeasable, relentless, stern, ascetic, grim, unforgiving
Antonyms: gluttonous, fancy, indulgent

3. (adj) ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan
practicing great self-denial
Synonyms: stark, severe, ascetic, ascetical, stern, spartan, austere
Antonyms: gluttonous, fancy, indulgent

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'austere'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. austere
That is severe which is devoid of all softness, mildness, tenderness, indulgence or levity, or (in literature and art) devoid of unnecessary ornament, amplification, or embellishment of any kind; a
Synonyms: severe, austere, inflexible, rigorous, uncompromising, hard, morose, stern, unmitigated, harsh, relentless, stiff, unrelenting, inexorable, rigid, strict, unyielding
Antonyms: affable, easy, gentle, lenient, pliable, sweet, tractable, bland, genial, indulgent, mild, soft, tender, yielding

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