All severe synonyms
seΒ·vere
S s adjective severe
- cavillous β Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbling.
- accusatorial β containing or implying blame or strong criticism
- highhanded β Alternative spelling of high-handed.
- forbidding β grim; unfriendly; hostile; sinister: his forbidding countenance.
- irreparable β not reparable; incapable of being rectified, remedied, or made good: an irreparable mistake.
- extreme β Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.
- astringent β An astringent is a liquid that you put on your skin to make it less oily or to make cuts stop bleeding.
- oppressive β burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
- coldblooded β having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
- acroamatic β relating to oral communication
- asperous β Rough, rugged, uneven.
- hardboiled β Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
- zesty β full of zest; piquant: a zesty salad dressing.
verb severe
- intensify β to make intense or more intense.
adj severe
- calumniatory β of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- brutal β A brutal act or person is cruel and violent.
- intensive β of, relating to, or characterized by intensity: intensive questioning.
- anesthetized β to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- blistery β having blisters, as paint or glass.
- life and death β ending with the death or possible death of one of the participants; crucially important: The cobra was engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the mongoose.
- caustic β Caustic chemical substances are very powerful and can dissolve other substances.
- anarchistic β An anarchistic person believes in anarchism. Anarchistic activity or literature promotes anarchism.
- painful β affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
- crying β notorious; lamentable (esp in the phrase crying shame)
- critical β If a person is critical or in a critical condition in hospital, they are seriously ill.
- clear-headed β If you describe someone as clear-headed, you mean that they are sensible and think clearly, especially in difficult situations.
- merciless β without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic.
- feller β Robert William Andrew ("Bob"; "Bullet Bob") 1918β2010, U.S. baseball player.
- definite β If something such as a decision or an arrangement is definite, it is firm and clear, and unlikely to be changed.
- grueling β exhausting; very tiring; arduously severe: the grueling Boston marathon.
- biting β Biting wind or cold is extremely cold.
- censorious β If you describe someone as censorious, you do not like the way they strongly disapprove of and criticize someone else's behaviour.
- conscionable β acceptable to one's conscience
- easier said than done β difficult to do
- harsh β ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
- leftist β a member of the political Left or a person sympathetic to its views.
- accurate β careful and exact
- cutting β A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine.
- hawkish β resembling a hawk, as in appearance or behavior.
- captious β apt to make trivial criticisms; fault-finding; carping
- iron-hearted β cruel; heartless; unfeeling.
- ingoing β going in; entering.
- death-dealing β fatal; lethal
- hold the fort β a strong or fortified place occupied by troops and usually surrounded by walls, ditches, and other defensive works; a fortress; fortification.
- nagging β continually faultfinding, complaining, or petulant: a nagging parent.
- condemnatory β Condemnatory means expressing strong disapproval.
- in depth β extensive, thorough, or profound: an in-depth analysis of the problem.
- life-threatening β endangering life: a life-threatening illness.