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Synonyms for severe
səˈvɪərse·vere
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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, 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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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, 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, 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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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 severe in a sentence?
The order is a result of a recent assault that took place at the hands of Mr. Bauer where Ms. Hill suffered severe physical and emotional pain, our goal is to keep Mr. Bauer from contacting our client in any way possible.
Let’s be clear, life without the possibility of parole is a severe punishment, you are condemned to die in a Florida prison.
The next day I woke up, and my skin had come off onto the pillow, i went to the doctor immediately because of the pain and severe swelling.
When Cody Stanford add the inflammation of Covid on top of it, it can increase the risk of severe illness.
There are already signs of emergence of diseases that are highly dangerous and have not been seen in Europe for a long time: cholera on the Greek islands, dysentery in Vienna. There is also talk about other, even more severe diseases, also there are some differences related to geography, various parasites, protozoa that are common and are not dangerous in the bodies of these people, (but) may be dangerous here. Which doesn't mean there is a need to discriminate anyone, but you need to check.
Translations for severe
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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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