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Contexts ▼▲ Adjective Opposite of kind or lenient, often to excess Opposite of accommodating or permissive in nature Verb Opposite of present participle for to treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence … more ▼ ▲ Adjective ▲ Opposite of kind or lenient, often to excess strict tough hardhearted callous uncompassionate authoritarian challenging demanding firm hard heavy rigid uncompromising unpermissive unsparing absolute difficult draconian exacting onerous punctilious puritanical stern testing uncharitable unforgiving stringent uptight daunting burdensome backbreaking mean austere harsh no-nonsense oppressive severe merciless rigorous restrictive limiting hateful intolerant “His parents were strict disciplinarians who often had unrealistic expectations.” Adjective ▲ Opposite of accommodating or permissive in nature stubborn unaccommodating uncompromising unyielding difficile steadfast obdurate unflinching unmanageable unpermissive unrelenting argumentative disobliging fussy headstrong inflexible intransigent obstinate particular picky recalcitrant rigid boorish critical disputatious disputative dissatisfied fastidious feisty fractious froward immovable indomitable inexorable intractable onerous pertinacious refractory resolute rude uncharitable unforgiving unreasonable balky cantankerous crotchety cussed defiant delicate dictatorial difficult discontented finical finicky ill-natured irascible irritable irritating obstreperous perverse pitiless sensitive stroppy temperamental testy thrawn touchy tyrannical unamenable unbending ungracious uppity uptight vexed wrong-headed bearish captious chippy choosy contrarious crabby dogmatic grumbly hardheaded hard-line hard-nosed hard to handle hard to please hard to satisfy hypercritical impolite importunate invidious oafish obstructive opinionated opinionative overbearing overcritical perfectionist pigheaded prickly quarrelsome strong-minded bloody-minded bull-headed huffy negative over-particular querulous set in one's ways single-minded strict unpredictable snappy sour stern stiff stiff-necked “No surprise then that writers so often prove such a stubborn, contrary lot.” Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence abusing ill-treating ill-using maltreating manhandling mishandling mistreating misusing angering denying disappointing hurting ignoring neglecting refusing upsetting withholding bullying injuring harming brutalisingUK brutalizingUS mauling oppressing wronging beating tormenting hitting harassing persecuting molesting misemploying prostituting striking damaging victimisingUK victimizingUS battering torturing harrying punishing treating badly knocking around knocking about handling roughly treating roughly dumping on beating up roughing up doing over Find more words! 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