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Synonyms for sévère
səˈvɪərsévère
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
severe
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; as, a severe style; as said of anything painful, severe signifies such as heavily taxes endurance or resisting power; as, a severe pain, fever, or winter. Rigid signifies primarily stiff, resisting any effort to change its shape; a corpse is said to be rigid in death; hence, in metaphorical sense, a rigid person or character is one that resists all efforts to change the will or course of conduct; a rigid rule or statement is one that admits of no deviation. Rigorous is nearly akin to rigid, but is a stronger word, having reference to action or active qualities, as rigid does to state or character; a rigid rule may be rigorously enforced. Strict (Latin stringo, bind) signifies bound or stretched tight, tense, strenuously exact. Stern unites harshness and authority with strictness or severity; stern, as said even of inanimate objects, suggests something authoritative or forbidding. Austere signifies severely simple or temperate, strict in self-restraint or discipline, and similarly unrelenting toward others. We speak of austere morality, rigid rules, rigorous discipline, stern commands, severe punishment, harsh speech or a harsh voice, hard requirements, strict injunctions, and strict obedience. Strict discipline holds one exactly and unflinchingly to the rule; rigorous discipline punishes severely any infraction of it. The austere character is seldom lovely, but it is always strong and may be grand, commanding, and estimable.
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austere, hard, harsh, inexorable, inflexible, morose, relentless, rigid, rigorous, stern, stiff, strict, uncompromising, unmitigated, unrelenting, unyieldingAntonyms:
affable, bland, easy, genial, gentle, indulgent, lenient, mild, pliable, soft, sweet, tender, tractable, yielding
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
severe
Synonyms:
serious, austere, stern, grave, strict, harsh, rigid, rigorous, sharp, afflictive, distressing, violent, extreme, exact, critical, censorious, caustic, sarcastic, cutting, keen, bitter, cruelAntonyms:
gay, smiling, cheerful, relaxed, jocose, jocund, joyous, mild, genial, indulgent, light, trivial, tri-fling, inconsiderable, inexact, loose, uncritical, lenient, inextreme, moderate, kind, considerate, feeling, tender, gentle
Princeton's WordNet
severe, terrible, wickedadjective
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
"severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough"
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life-threatening, dreadful, distasteful, revolting, pixilated, repellant, foul, implike, repellent, mischievous, arch, austere, serious, awful, puckish, frightful, horrendous, severe, sinful, tremendous, disgustful, dire, loathly, stern, grievous, skanky, repelling, atrocious, painful, prankish, impish, grave, dangerous, yucky, wicked, unholy, dread(a), hard, unspeakable, horrific, terrible, dreaded, abominable, frightening, fearsome, fearful, loathsome, direful, stark, disgusting, spartan, knockoutAntonyms:
noncritical, fancy, mild, weak, indulgent, noncrucial, goodhard, knockout, severeadjective
very strong or vigorous
"strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow"
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severe, arduous, wicked, grueling, tough, grievous, serious, terrible, toilsome, hard, stark, life-threatening, spartan, stern, heavy, voiceless, laborious, difficult, grave, austere, knockout, gruelling, intemperate, concentrated, punishing, unvoiced, dangerous, operose, backbreaking, surd, strongAntonyms:
noncritical, indulgent, fancy, weak, mild, noncrucial, goodaustere, severe, stark, sternadjective
severely simple
"a stark interior"
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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, knockoutAntonyms:
noncrucial, noncritical, indulgent, good, mild, fancy, weaksevere, spartanadjective
unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
"a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing"
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serious, stark, spartan, ascetical, severe, grave, knockout, austere, terrible, wicked, hard, life-threatening, stern, ascetic, dangerous, grievousAntonyms:
noncrucial, noncritical, mild, fancy, indulgent, good, weakdangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threateningadjective
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
"a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
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severe, sober, serious, wicked, stark, unsafe, terrible, hard, spartan, stern, heavy, unplayful, weighty, monstrous, grave, good, grievous, atrocious, sedate, flagitious, life-threatening, dangerous, knockout, austere, heartbreaking, heartrending, solemnAntonyms:
indulgent, fancy, weak, mild, good, noncrucial, noncriticalsevereadjective
very bad in degree or extent
"a severe worldwide depression"; "the house suffered severe damage"
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serious, stark, spartan, grave, knockout, austere, terrible, wicked, hard, life-threatening, stern, dangerous, grievousAntonyms:
noncritical, indulgent, mild, weak, noncrucial, good, fancy
Editors Contribution
blique
a condition which potentials to a catastrophe.
after the hurricane, the entire nation human is rather oblique.
Dictionary of English Synonymes
severeadjective
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rigid, stern, harsh, bitter, austere, rigorous, stiff, strait-laced, hard, unrelenting, relentless, inexorable, peremptorysevereadjective
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strict, exact, accurate, methodicalsevereadjective
severeadjective
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caustic, satirical, sarcastic, keen, cutting, stinging, biting, sharpsevereadjective
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distressing, afflictive, acute, violent, extreme, intense, hard to bear
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
severeadjective
Synonyms:
drastic, harsh, stern, rigorous, exact, cruel, serious, sedate, grave, austere, sober, distressing, afflictive, sharp, acute, violent, intense, inexorable, stern, exacting, peremptory, unrelenting, unmerciful, plain, austere, unembellished, unadorned, methodical, strict, precise, exact
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How to use sévère in a sentence?
I want to send a direct message to the American people: Due to the steps we've taken, omicron has not yet spread as fast as it would have otherwise done, but it's here now, and it's spreading, and it's going to increase ... We are looking at a winter of severe illness and death for the unvaccinated – for themselves, their families and the hospitals they'll soon overwhelm.
Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem:
The reason it is recommended is to provide protection for the patient. Transplant patients are at high risk for severe illness if they do n’t have preexisting immunity prior to being transplanted.
It’s a flesh-eating bacteria. She had severe wounds on her legs from that bacteria.
Midazolam, the first drug in the three-drug formula used by Oklahoma, is not capable of producing the necessary, deep anesthesia to insure that a prisoner will not experience severe pain, needless suffering and a lingering death during the lethal injection process.
In these trials, the biggest improvement is in the quality of life. It made a huge difference, it's a severe condition with extreme photosensitivity, and this is showing the action of a skin-darkening agent that is measurable and significant.
Translations for sévère
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- حادArabic
- vážnéCzech
- hård, voldsom, stærk, strengDanish
- strengGerman
- άτεγκτος, λιτός, αυστηρός, σφοδρόςGreek
- severaEsperanto
- severo, austero, graveSpanish
- zorrotzBasque
- شدیدPersian
- vakava, vaikea, ankara, raju, tuimaFinnish
- grave, sévèreFrench
- कठोरHindi
- szigorú, súlyos, komolyHungarian
- ծանրArmenian
- beratIndonesian
- severo, duro, grave, rigidoItalian
- 酷い, 厳しい, 渋いJapanese
- ತೀವ್ರKannada
- severeLatin
- nopietns, ārkārtējs, bargsLatvian
- erge, ernstigeDutch
- alvorligNorwegian
- poważny, srogiPolish
- rígido, grave, duro, severoPortuguese
- жёсткий, тяжёлый, суровый, строгийRussian
- svårSwedish
- şiddetliTurkish
- dữ dộiVietnamese
- sevärikVolapük
- שטרענגYiddish
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