All ironfisted synonyms

adj ironfisted

• mean — to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
• frugal — economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: What your office needs is a frugal manager who can save you money without resorting to painful cutbacks. Synonyms: thrifty, chary, provident, careful, prudent, penny-wise, scrimping; miserly, Scotch, penny-pinching. Antonyms: wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift, prodigal, profligate.
• miserly — of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy; niggardly.
• thrifty — practicing thrift or economical management; frugal: a thrifty shopper.
• greedy — excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company.
• selfish — devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.
• unsparing — not sparing; liberal or profuse; excessive.
• inhumane — not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
• stringent — rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe: stringent laws.
• tough — strong and durable; not easily broken or cut.
• scrupulous — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
• rigid — stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
• rigorous — characterized by rigor; rigidly severe or harsh, as people, rules, or discipline: rigorous laws.
• draconian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Athenian statesman Draco, or his severe code of laws.
• stiff — rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
• forceful — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
• binding — A binding promise, agreement, or decision must be obeyed or carried out.
• demanding — A demanding job or task requires a lot of your time, energy, or attention.
• strict — characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles: a strict observance of rituals.
• ironclad — covered or cased with iron plates, as a ship for naval warfare; armor-plated.
• tenacious — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
• unwavering — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
• continuous — A continuous process or event continues for a period of time without stopping.
• constant — You use constant to describe something that happens all the time or is always there.
• ceaseless — If something, often something unpleasant, is ceaseless, it continues for a long time without stopping or changing.
• persistent — persistence
• incessant — continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending: an incessant noise.
• unremitting — not slackening or abating; incessant: unremitting noise; unremitting attention.
• continual — A continual process or situation happens or exists without stopping.
• unabated — with undiminished force, power, or vigor.
• uncompromising — not admitting of compromise or adjustment of differences; making no concessions; inaccessible to flexible bargaining; unyielding: an uncompromising attitude.
• unrelenting — not relenting; not yielding or swerving in determination or resolution, as of or from opinions, convictions, ambitions, ideals, etc.; inflexible: an unrelenting opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment.
• intractable — not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.
• inexorable — unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.
• ruthless — without pity or compassion; cruel; merciless: a ruthless tyrant.
• unyielding — unable to bend or be penetrated under pressure; hard: trees so unyielding that they broke in the harsh north winds.
• unforgiving — not disposed to forgive or show mercy; unrelenting.
• relentless — that does not relent; unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh; unrelenting: a relentless enemy.
• savage — fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.
• ferocious — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
• harsh — ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
• inhuman — lacking qualities of sympathy, pity, warmth, compassion, or the like; cruel; brutal: an inhuman master.
• callous — A callous person or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings.
• vicious — addicted to or characterized by vice; grossly immoral; depraved; profligate: a vicious life.
• brutal — A brutal act or person is cruel and violent.
• fierce — menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
• cruel — Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
• cold-blooded — Someone who is cold-blooded does not show any pity or emotion.
• cutthroat — a person who cuts throats; murderer
• sadistic — pertaining to or characterized by sadism; deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from extreme cruelty: a sadistic psychopath.