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What is another word for
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Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load
Significant in the degree of importance or seriousness, typically requiring immediate action or attention
Demanding great ability, skill, or resilience
Harsh, usually to a disproportionate degree
Strict or harsh in the treatment of others
Having a harsh or menacing demeanor or nature
(
of a pain or discomfort
)
Causing discomfort by its harshness
(
of the elements
)
Causing discomfort by its harshness
(
of cold weather or climate
)
Causing discomfort by its harshness
Very plain in style or appearance
Not having or showing feeling or sympathy
Causing distress or discomfort
Feeling, or causing, (typically slight or stinging) pain
Plain or blunt
Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice
Flowing heavily or in large quantities
Pertaining to an accusation
Not friendly
Very serious or severe
To a total, utter or complete degree
Of low social, administrative, or political rank
Used as an intensifier
Free from indecency or obscenity
Resembling a squawk
Accurate and careful about minor details
Incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified
Squeezed or confined
Severe
Known for certain
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Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load
hard
harsh
strict
rigid
cruel
oppressive
stern
inexorable
relentless
rigorous
unrelenting
pitiless
brutal
inhuman
rough
uncompromising
implacable
tough
bitter
burdensome
excruciating
grave
grievous
grim
humorless
US
humourless
UK
nasty
onerous
repressive
rugged
searing
sedate
serious
sober
sobersided
solemn
staid
stiff
trying
flinty
murderous
savage
astringent
no-nonsense
obdurate
uncomic
unsmiling
weighty
hard-nosed
po-faced
heavy
extreme
austere
draconian
sombre
UK
somber
US
earnest
dire
terrible
dreadful
forbidding
awful
bad
hardhanded
tyrannical
unpleasant
bleak
excessive
intense
despotic
stringent
dismal
critical
acute
authoritarian
harrowing
dour
distressing
drastic
autocratic
hostile
substantial
gloomy
imperious
painful
forceful
significant
exacting
dictatorial
domineering
worrying
ruthless
horrible
far-reaching
demanding
intemperate
overbearing
wretched
disagreeable
dangerous
depressing
major
absolute
merciless
miserable
ghastly
profound
fierce
considerable
cheerless
great
consequential
crushing
punishing
overwhelming
firm
frightful
tyrannous
stark
urgent
monstrous
inflexible
desolate
important
violent
shocking
inhospitable
sullen
horrendous
unyielding
high-handed
agonizing
US
appalling
glum
immoderate
momentous
threatening
iron-fisted
exigent
sad
comfortless
overweening
upsetting
peremptory
heavy-handed
torturous
authoritative
joyless
inclement
difficult
crucial
ferocious
radical
unkind
inordinate
desperate
uncomfortable
disturbing
agonising
UK
horrific
arbitrary
spartan
wild
bossy
troublesome
atrocious
harmful
swingeing
punitive
pivotal
vital
dreary
tormenting
undemocratic
strong
exorbitant
frightening
dark
masterful
big
horrid
foul
woeful
anti-democratic
tyrannic
extensive
taxing
horrifying
drab
traumatic
sharp
key
hurtful
high-priority
heavyweight
all-important
devastating
distressful
galling
portentous
unwelcoming
funereal
uninviting
intolerable
vicious
morose
totalitarian
unreasonable
abominable
menacing
callous
rotten
magisterial
vile
tremendous
autocratical
tragic
coercive
gray
US
grey
UK
cold
ugly
intimidating
alarming
extravagant
daunting
of consequence
life and death
unmerciful
gruesome
sour
troubling
afflicting
of great consequence
life-and-death
monumental
dogmatic
discomforting
enormous
disquieting
sweeping
unjust
grisly
unbending
massive
thorough
macabre
decisive
injurious
unhappy
distasteful
unfriendly
mean
lousy
dull
fearsome
foreboding
doleful
disheartening
morbid
stony-faced
deadpan
offensive
tempestuous
gross
of great importance
no joke
no laughing matter
of great import
of moment
of significance
big deal
pressing
mournful
large
illiberal
nightmarish
quiet
fearful
mighty
subdued
unbearable
humongous
filthy
life-threatening
perilous
unwelcome
stressful
irksome
revolting
heartrending
crippling
complete
huge
autarchic
adverse
hideous
disastrous
doctrinaire
lamentable
sinister
prodigious
towering
strenuous
unpalatable
immense
destructive
poker-faced
whopping
depressive
bare
direful
outrageous
unforgiving
total
objectionable
dispiriting
stupendous
ominous
lonely
unfortunate
execrable
forlorn
fatal
unfeeling
vast
stormy
iron-handed
hard-line
remorseless
unsparing
arrogant
utter
exceptional
saturnine
unhumorous
egregious
extraordinary
godforsaken
commanding
hellacious
damaging
eventful
lurid
formidable
sickening
black
heavy-duty
disconcerting
dominating
undue
muted
inconsiderate
insensitive
terrific
almighty
deep
mortal
exhaustive
heartbreaking
calamitous
out-and-out
underlined
heartless
comprehensive
serious-minded
turbulent
unsettling
gigantic
colossal
gut-wrenching
thoroughgoing
unrestrained
insufferable
long-faced
heart-rending
godawful
shattering
deadly
disgusting
concerning
tortuous
brassbound
unendurable
hazardous
disciplinarian
lethal
ironhanded
repugnant
barbarous
businesslike
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
unnerving
terrifying
full
brutish
sadistic
disconsolate
drear
displeasing
vexatious
repulsive
furious
confining
cast-iron
pronounced
unsavory
US
afflictive
plutonian
tenebrous
sepulchral
lugubrious
tenebrific
officious
gruff
abhorrent
giant
haughty
annoying
icky
yucky
yukky
chilling
beastly
tragical
lonesome
elegiacal
dreich
elegiac
wicked
remarkable
unlovely
unpleasing
uncongenial
sizable
odious
sobering
precarious
very great
material
wanton
unsavoury
UK
chill
darkening
Cimmerian
pushy
ginormous
appreciable
hefty
capital
unamusing
over the top
resolute
off-putting
baleful
astronomical
downbeat
discouraging
suppressive
parlous
unfair
unusual
hair-raising
imperative
catastrophic
straight-faced
raw
squally
high and mighty
curt
challenging
barren
hard-hearted
moody
blustery
worrisome
cataclysmic
steep
dingy
coarse
unconscionable
unsympathetic
high
loathsome
perturbing
Spartan
brooding
dirty
baroque
devilish
dry
crude
grinding
entire
summary
impersonal
overextravagant
insane
plethoric
overmuch
overdue
unspeakable
unbridled
poor
agitating
regrettable
rowdy
tight
uncontrolled
deleterious
anguished
overindulgent
brusque
monocratic
clinical
ruinous
poignant
barbaric
tactless
tumultuous
hardheaded
peracute
sterile
painstaking
hairy
fraught
troublous
expressionless
impassive
disapproving
ramrod
wearing
titanic
intractable
profligate
arduous
unpermissive
hellish
scrupulous
meticulous
straitened
very bad
straight
boring
tedious
fundamental
tsarist
czarist
bloodthirsty
dread
frantic
blank
raging
bearish
uninhabitable
powerful
uncontrollable
mortifying
imprudent
lavish
steely
all-out
repellent
louring
maximum
earth-shattering
utmost
uncharitable
melancholy
ungentle
improper
detestable
irritating
sizeable
meaningful
institutional
scary
Neronian
angry
ponderous
subjugating
controlling
nauseating
glowering
redoubtable
fiery
malignant
hateful
aggressive
astronomic
thumping
inhumane
brute
notable
noteworthy
heinous
obnoxious
downright
depressed
unappealing
compelling
dyed-in-the-wool
unruly
mega
fiendish
truculent
thunderous
negative
lordly
lowering
principal
rampant
spine-chilling
grody
epic
determined
O.T.T.
deplorable
dominant
inauspicious
wilful
willful
unsafe
crashing
butcherly
bestial
blue
cocky
grim-faced
loud
imposing
large-scale
imperial
undesirable
preposterous
flagrant
uncommon
thundering
outstanding
rare
whacking
insistent
bookish
assertive
sheer
egotistic
solid
cardinal
especial
impactful
burning
historic
striking
sourpuss
down
hurting
enraged
high-level
supreme
cold sober
by the book
thoughtful
intensive
obstinate
wide-ranging
emphatic
nerve-racking
resolved
ill-fated
jeopardous
heavy-going
uncomical
humiliating
abusive
Draconian
fascist
stifling
abrasive
gutting
gory
stolid
empty
punitory
formal
sky-high
inflated
extortionate
all-powerful
disadvantageous
wounding
dramatic
constraining
prohibiting
governing
restrictive
exploitive
dim
impoverished
oppressed
prohibitive
iniquitous
fascistic
grewsome
very severe
racking
pained
agitated
heaving
choppy
sunless
murky
cloudy
routine
colourless
UK
uniform
poverty-stricken
inimical
jarring
bare-bones
real
bullying
pokerfaced
stony
biting
one-party
thoughtless
dreaded
regimented
untoward
staggering
stunning
bothersome
invidious
uninhibited
unlimited
inept
undiplomatic
bungling
unconcerned
indifferent
infernal
uncaring
rancid
pesky
puritanical
douce
petrifying
inconvenient
punk
monotonous
sulky
ill-starred
indiscriminate
dystopian
OTT
overstrict
deathly
hard to please
paralysing
UK
overpowering
leaden
sage
dignified
frowning
concentrated
bullish
nagging
systematic
scarring
mirthless
pushing
driving
czarlike
scowling
intransigent
colorless
US
toilsome
mammoth
toxic
demoralizing
US
demoralising
UK
fantastic
extended
copious
cold-blooded
abrupt
brisk
storm-tossed
paralyzing
US
regnant
strong-willed
pushful
insolent
tenacious
throwing one's weight about
detailed
in-depth
concerted
extremely upsetting
binding
oversized
king-sized
king-size
Herculean
out of control
over-the-top
stone-faced
strictly business
positive
wintry
US
detrimental
incurable
poisonous
hard-pressed
hopeless
shadowy
tortured
doubtful
treacherous
apocalyptic
rocky
unpropitious
discommodious
troubled
full of hardship
strained
ill-omened
ill-boding
messy
profuse
voluminous
ample
disproportionate
steadfast
evil-looking
spooky
bodeful
mean-looking
unpromising
damning
cataclysmal
devastative
all-absorbing
vigorous
all-inclusive
all-encompassing
headstrong
intolerant
valid
picky
convincing
set
acrimonious
drawing
ironclad
brick-wall
roaring
booming
resounding
deafening
ear-splitting
ear-piercing
contemplative
ruminative
unplayful
reflective
pensive
deep in thought
introspective
composed
bound and determined
chilly
rainy
freezing
broad
in driver's seat
on high horse
crack the whip
dogmatical
creepy
grumpy
indignant
temperamental
surly
cantankerous
aggrieved
aggravated
unmitigated
exaggerated
zealous
unqualified
decided
definite
fixed
certain
undeniable
finished
hectic
encyclopedic
US
wholesale
wide
close
assiduous
all-embracing
minute
conscientious
methodical
dogged
hardened
hard-core
hardhearted
unflinching
single-minded
robust
abundant
snowy
wet
drizzly
icy
damp
windy
crabby
clamorous
crack-the-whip
pompous
dictative
proud
hulking
king size
jumbo
monster
fanatical
discomposing
crummy
annihilatory
catastrophal
sore
encyclopaedic
UK
universal
revolutionary
jeopardizing
US
ultimate
unalloyed
uber
arrant
rank
right
unadulterated
veritable
proper
pure
uncomforting
cramped
not comfortable
unsatisfactory
abysmal
stinking
unacceptable
diabolical
unconventional
overkill
unseemly
ascetical
immovable
mulish
ossified
disciplinary
bullheaded
browbeating
stiff-necked
ascetic
explosive
exquisite
searching
blistering
keen
vehement
high-pressure
elaborate
widespread
careful
sedulous
herculean
provoking
suggestive of evil
hard and fast
touch and go
very dangerous
very loud
bumper
repellant
grotty
saddening
pathetic
affecting
uncool
awkward
nauseous
nonsensical
fabulous
fancy
irrational
throwing weight around
substantive
self-indulgent
landmark
full-scale
studious
owlish
pernicious
prejudicial
unsound
nocuous
chaotic
tiring
annihilative
boisterous
sorrowful
persistent
accelerated
fast
speeded-up
top
surpassing
incredible
phenomenal
dead set on
by the numbers
much
headline
preponderant
obvious
special
unforgettable
keynote
generous
milestone
conclusive
glaring
fateful
newsworthy
glorious
marked
particular
earthshaking
sensational
distinctive
noticeable
signal
resonant
memorable
worthy of attention
carrying a lot of weight
quantum
impressive
front-page
unordinary
ponderable
potent
climacteric
conspicuous
frenetic
active
frenzied
lively
too much
wintery
UK
unrefined
pervasive
heightened
above average
super
abnormal
increased
intensified
escalated
handsome
healthy
jacked up
boundless
limitless
untamed
feral
baneful
thorny
unhealthy
risky
jeopardising
UK
noxious
out of proportion
laborious
exhausting
core
humungous
superb
uttermost
gargantuan
rude
fell
unjustified
prodigal
malevolent
rabid
uncouth
paramount
pertinent
intrinsic
focal
nail-biting
heart-breaking
extremely bad
nerve-wracking
restless
testing
energetic
major league
backbreaking
headache
superincumbent
ultra
advanced
iconoclastic
unwarranted
unrestricted
passionate
uncurbed
impetuous
delirious
convulsive
loutish
uncultured
central
primary
integral
main
excellent
leviathan
max
marvelous
US
mountainous
cutthroat
raving
incessive
undomesticated
animated
bustling
flustering
madhouse
tireless
riotous
churlish
ungracious
unhampered
unchecked
unhindered
runaway
unbounded
dissolute
reckless
abandoned
infuriated
rapacious
crazed
mad
matter of life and death
rough going
prime
essential
vulgar
blunt
impolite
tigerish
venomous
biffo
animalistic
primitive
aggers
restrained
spirited
busy
bumpy
full on
action-packed
raucous
dissipative
incontinent
dissipated
uncalled for
ungovernable
debauched
boorish
uncivil
crass
discourteous
ill-bred
marvellous
UK
telling
foremost
overriding
determining
influential
immediate
top-priority
worthwhile
pointed
prominent
instrumental
salient
plain
ribald
oafish
lewd
unpolished
indelicate
obscene
uncultivated
indecent
profane
indecorous
bluff
ill-mannered
unmannerly
unbalanced
greedy
root-and-branch
major-league
top-level
overshadowing
life-changing
grand
big-league
big-time
of concern
high-profile
of note
big league
top-to-bottom
inelegant
roughcast
vulgarian
bawdy
repressed
unadventurous
unpretentious
understated
traditional
conventional
conservative
unflashy
bad-mannered
untutored
awesome
vexing
dismaying
tasteless
lowbrow
lowbred
foul-mouthed
artless
insensible
unceremonious
common
dark-coloured
UK
very big
roughneck
incult
unladylike
ungentlemanly
raffish
dark-colored
US
whopping great
whacking great
low-key
toned-down
low-keyed
toned down
more ❯
“I grew up in poor and
severe
conditions, determined to make something of myself.”
Adjective
▲
Significant in the degree of importance or seriousness, typically requiring immediate action or attention
critical
extreme
serious
terrible
drastic
grave
acute
alarming
awful
dire
distressing
appalling
dangerous
desperate
dreadful
grievous
parlous
woeful
frightful
perilous
worrying
catastrophic
consequential
peracute
profound
ruinous
sore
life-threatening
very bad
urgent
pressing
crucial
exigent
compelling
vital
crying
burning
imperative
importunate
great
clamant
imperious
emergent
necessitous
instant
essential
paramount
fundamental
demanding attention
vehement
fierce
furious
intense
climacteric
vicious
very grave
hazardous
precarious
important
egregious
bad
decisive
sudden
afflictive
all-important
life-and-death
significant
necessary
key
indispensable
required
high-priority
pivotal
of the essence
requisite
needed
of great consequence
of the utmost importance
pre-eminent
integral
mandatory
needful
must-have
vitally important
called for
compulsory
obligatory
central
prerequisite
clamorous
momentous
heavy
risky
demanding
insistent
major
exacting
weighty
very great
immediate
basic
primary
substantive
cardinal
all important
defining
immoderate
binding
overriding
basal
peremptory
coercive
unavoidable
fateful
very important
mission-critical
business-critical
uncertain
calamitous
constraining
intolerable
lamentable
hopeless
deplorable
radical
chancy
emergency
impelling
dicey
inescapable
pertinent
hairy
prevalent
relevant
leading
capital
driving
principal
foremost
poor
sorry
outrageous
lousy
iffy
active
controversial
dodgy
demanded
chief
clamouring
UK
hurry-up
persuasive
claiming
clamoring
US
forcing
requiring
unyielding
obliging
heat-on
irresistible
current
topical
meaningful
constitutive
underlined
contemporary
earth-shattering
bottom-line
life-or-death
irredeemable
irretrievable
chronic
lively
live
nitty-gritty
much needed
world-shaking
meat-and-potatoes
name-of-the-game
coal-and-ice
in the balance
touch-and-go
of interest
now or never
called-for
life and death
top-priority
unremitting
intransigent
tenacious
stubborn
obstinate
indefatigable
tireless
persistent
unrelenting
aggressive
dogged
obdurate
nagging
persevering
pertinacious
entreating
suppliant
avid
overeager
earnest
disturbing
solicitous
high-pressure
pushy
forceful
harassing
annoying
troublesome
overly solicitous
more ❯
“Due to a downturn in sales, the company's finances this quarter appear to be fairly
severe
.”
Adjective
▲
Demanding great ability, skill, or resilience
hard
tough
demanding
challenging
exacting
punishing
taxing
arduous
grueling
US
laborious
rigorous
testing
backbreaking
burdensome
difficult
fierce
formidable
gruelling
UK
heavy
herculean
killer
onerous
strenuous
tall
toilsome
back-breaking
effortful
grinding
hefty
hellacious
moiling
murderous
rough
rugged
stiff
stringent
sweaty
unrelenting
uphill
Augean
despotic
domineering
very difficult
pick-and-shovel
trying
exhausting
tiring
harsh
fatiguing
stressful
wearisome
oppressive
brutal
killing
wearying
exigent
troublesome
crushing
Herculean
excruciating
knackering
wearing
weighty
hellish
grievous
draining
sapping
operose
grim
irksome
tedious
harrowing
labored
US
bothersome
laboured
UK
painful
debilitating
tiresome
torturous
toilful
cruel
unsparing
energy-consuming
enervating
ponderous
daunting
ambitious
relentless
vexatious
bruising
persnickety
hairy
unremitting
vigorous
forbidding
tortuous
worrying
no picnic
tricky
agonizing
US
thorny
galling
nerve-racking
sticky
agonising
UK
intolerable
unbearable
traumatic
crippling
painstaking
colossal
intimidating
extreme
tough going
cumbersome
unpleasant
distressing
serious
awkward
shattering
depleting
mighty
intense
bitter
hardhanded
inhuman
searing
unforgiving
frustrating
pressured
fraught
vexing
upsetting
mean
exasperating
titanic
merciless
staggering
uncomfortable
upstream
unyielding
hectic
gargantuan
pressing
wicked
really hard
very hard
distressful
slavish
difficile
inconvenient
dour
worrisome
tense
austere
immoderate
knotty
excessive
anxious
superincumbent
murder
steep
monumental
embittering
agitating
impossible
disturbing
immense
gigantic
problematic
imperious
boring
prohibitive
energetic
time-consuming
backbreaker
jarring
solemn
worksome
high-pressure
anxiety-ridden
unreasonable
strict
exorbitant
physical
unfair
prostrating
prodigious
searching
stretching
bad
punitive
inexorable
overwhelming
withering
drastic
unrelaxing
strained
Sisyphean
responsible
grave
dogged
mammoth
racking
chastening
unjust
aggravating
slow
stern
protracted
lengthy
hardworking
wretched
nagging
pestilent
tight
shocking
exerting
busy
flinty
no piece of cake
overtaxing
overpowering
plodding
headache
steely
hypercritical
thorough
precise
critical
careful
nit-picking
gruff
a nuisance
stark
ungentle
a stinker of a
louring
thoroughgoing
an imposition
lowering
spartan
by the book
insufferable
major
carking
dicey
awful
hazardous
easier said than done
high-impact
torturesome
unendurable
hard-won
drudgy
vicious
marathon
troubling
unnerving
problem
ominous
tormenting
not easy
like getting blood out of a stone
ferocious
almighty
savage
scabrous
uphill battle
discomforting
large order
heavy sledding
aggressive
bold
daring
grandiose
industrious
ticklish
grand
elaborate
extravagant
intrepid
prickly
delicate
visionary
pretentious
lofty
impressive
magnificent
controversial
large-scale
dodgy
complex
tricksy
problematical
complicated
involved
spiny
intricate
sensitive
touchy
catchy
convoluted
nasty
concerning
vexed
harassing
perplexing
baffling
nettlesome
enervative
weary
drudging
huge
massive
overburdening
contrived
artificial
leaden
tortured
clumsy
courageous
forceful
heroic
forced
affected
overdone
studied
inept
unnatural
overwrought
maladroit
annoying
irritating
perturbing
infuriating
niggling
maddening
plaguy
pestilential
pestiferous
troublous
unsettling
pesky
disquieting
discomposing
importunate
intractable
ungovernable
alarming
undisciplined
damaging
repressive
rowdy
ugly
messy
infestive
dangerous
disorderly
more ❯
“Having to go through files and records dating back decades is a rather
severe
task.”
Adjective
▲
Harsh, usually to a disproportionate degree
harsh
inflexible
unbending
austere
inordinate
merciless
ruthless
strict
tyrannical
unreasonable
unyielding
authoritarian
draconian
drastic
excessive
extortionate
outrageous
stiff
hardhanded
heavy
punishing
punitive
penal
swingeing
heavy-handed
iron-fisted
iron-handed
sky-high
hard
rigorous
rigid
stern
exacting
tough
uncompromising
firm
fixed
unwavering
hard-line
stringent
adamant
intransigent
set
determined
resolute
unrelenting
bullheaded
obdurate
invariable
unshakeable
unadaptable
oppressive
cast-iron
immovable
inexorable
adamantine
headstrong
hardline
intractable
obstinate
pertinacious
stubborn
relentless
steadfast
undeviating
unpermissive
ramrod
unchangeable
unalterable
dead set
immutable
unvarying
brassbound
incompliant
hard-and-fast
single-minded
locked in
set in stone
hard and fast
flinty
established
entrenched
incommutable
inalterable
rooted
grasping
rapacious
unswerving
exact
irreversible
concrete
bound
unchanging
static
usurious
avaricious
greedy
bloodsucking
unfaltering
unmoving
definite
changeless
hardheaded
willful
self-willed
inconvincible
wilful
dogged
hard-nosed
implacable
mulish
hardened
ossified
pat
opinionated
pigheaded
stiff-necked
perverse
self-opinionated
predatory
dogmatic
unswayable
pitiless
crisp
unflexible
doctrinaire
tough nut to crack
money-grubbing
grabby
blood-sucking
writ in stone
strait-laced
cut-and-dried
decided upon
standing pat
dug in
do or die
hold the line
hard as nails
hold the fort
standing one's ground
hold one's ground
corrupt
sticking to one's guns
dour
forbidding
disciplinary
illiberal
picky
grim
uptight
indurate
puritanical
solid
stuffy
unsparing
unpersuadable
no-nonsense
more ❯
“The commission will be placing
severe
restrictions on the rights of broadcasters to offer online services.”
Adjective
▲
Strict or harsh in the treatment of others
harsh
scathing
biting
caustic
cutting
blistering
ferocious
fierce
mordant
savage
sharp
stringent
strong
astringent
devastating
scorching
searing
stinging
trenchant
unsparing
withering
rigorous
sound
vitriolic
mordacious
satirical
smart
sarcastic
acerbic
bitter
sardonic
acid
acerb
acrimonious
pungent
virulent
acrid
tart
corrosive
barbed
acidulous
acidic
incisive
nasty
snarky
vicious
satiric
scalding
hurtful
cruel
smart-alecky
smart-mouthed
smart-aleck
scornful
spiteful
wounding
venomous
catty
penetrating
critical
brusque
piercing
derisive
unkind
keen
sarky
malicious
pointed
mean
razor-edged
salty
poisonous
abrasive
cynical
disparaging
waspish
stern
mocking
contemptuous
hard
hostile
austere
jeering
offensive
disrespectful
slashing
ironical
sneering
peppery
taunting
unfriendly
aggressive
rough
snarling
scoffing
contumelious
backhanded
needling
saucy
scurrilous
carping
brutal
arrogant
twitting
chaffing
violent
captious
forceful
ornery
weisenheiming
abusive
curt
hateful
rude
rancorous
churlish
extreme
poignant
truculent
irascible
cussed
strict
rapier-like
disillusioned
evil
acute
powerful
belittling
zesty
rigid
potent
piquant
tangy
savoury
UK
spicy
callous
zingy
pert
savory
US
burning
inconsiderate
snide
ironic
crisp
snappy
squint-eyed
polemic
extremely critical
drilling
terse
clear-cut
laconic
derogatory
derisory
vehement
exacting
vindictive
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
grim
dry
ridiculing
corroding
overwhelming
overpowering
hardline
sharp-worded
angry
thoughtless
double-edged
ungracious
acetic
tonic
coruscating
pithy
active
sulphurous
UK
sulfurous
US
firm
drastic
draconian
resounding
painful
vigorous
highly effective
emphatic
radical
telling
forthright
driving
clear
explicit
distinct
effective
blunt
racy
unequivocal
edgy
forcible
tough
crushing
grating
hard-hitting
razor-sharp
tasty
hot
spiced
unfeeling
irritating
annoying
unpleasant
highly-seasoned
flavourful
UK
appetizing
US
flavoursome
UK
insensitive
galling
flavorous
sapid
pitiless
unsympathetic
comfortless
with a kick
appetising
UK
flavorsome
US
flavorful
well-flavored
zestful
highly seasoned
spiky
argumentative
gruff
hard to take
rubbing the wrong way
heartless
cold
disdainful
antagonistic
malign
insulting
pernicious
ill-natured
malignant
maleficent
wry
splenetic
slighting
denigratory
malevolent
jibing
uncomplimentary
dismissive
malefic
contentious
bilious
envenomed
detracting
evil-intentioned
polemical
degrading
pejorative
teasing
pillorying
vitriolous
short
vituperative
lampooning
pugnacious
insolent
wise
discourteous
witty
ridiculous
defiant
surly
destructive
irreverent
crabbed
belligerent
snidey
testy
cross
choleric
disputatious
hate-filled
controversial
unblunted
merciless
resentful
impertinent
unrelenting
edged
distressing
vengeful
baleful
sadistic
harmful
grievous
despiteful
ruthless
wanton
snappish
snippy
acetose
disapproving
demeaning
derogative
depreciative
detractive
decrying
depreciatory
deprecatory
denigrative
cold-blooded
sour
bad
provocative
salt
exciting
stimulating
stabbing
injurious
damaging
wrathful
ireful
obloquious
foul
humiliating
cantankerous
censorious
tongue-in-cheek
berating
reproachful
obnoxious
reviling
defamatory
unmannerly
supercilious
superior
mortifying
blasting
dripping with malice
cranky
indignant
irate
crabby
peevish
uncivil
vituperatory
calumniating
vulgar
impolite
snubbing
blighting
abrupt
full of contempt
contradictory
backbiting
alert
burlesque
atypical
clever
implausible
exaggerated
twisted
curious
quick-witted
bad-mannered
ill-mannered
absurd
ludicrous
cockamamie
pathetic
silly
cockamamy
laughable
risible
comical
farcical
preposterous
offhand
combative
accurate
venomed
out-of-line
flip
cocky
fresh
cheeky
crusty
gally
sassy
nervy
bellicose
pertinent
meaty
meaningful
right-on
insinuating
short-and-sweet
legit
pregnant
insightful
pessimistic
quarrelsome
confrontational
scrappy
sceptical
UK
sullen
obstreperous
laid on the line
right to it
in a nutshell
on the nose
boiled down
calling a spade a spade
on the button
feisty
for the birds
unbelieving
distrustful
uncooperative
brawly
assaultive
warlike
chippy
gladiatorial
stroppy
agonistic
discordant
militant
itching
arsey
aggers
bolshie
suspicious
doubtful
disbelieving
spoiling for a fight
ready for a fight
deadly
vituperous
terrifying
intimidating
cowing
terrorising
UK
frightening
browbeating
terrorizing
US
bullying
fractious
misanthropic
doubting
negative
incredulous
disenchanted
hardened
jaundiced
world-weary
hard-bitten
hard-boiled
black
misanthropical
bleak
mistrustful
skeptical
US
nonbelieving
more ❯
“She subjected her son to a
severe
tongue-lashing for his misdemeanor.”
Adjective
▲
Having a harsh or menacing demeanor or nature
dour
grim
stern
forbidding
grave
disapproving
flinty
serious
sober
austere
cold
steely
unsmiling
gruff
intimidating
somber
US
sombre
UK
unfriendly
aloof
earnest
fierce
frowning
glowering
menacing
stiff
stony
louring
lowering
rough
rugged
stark
ungentle
frigid
frosty
icy
overbearing
unfeeling
unpleasant
wicked
strait-laced
grim-faced
tight-lipped
hard
harsh
strict
solemn
mean-looking
rigorous
sour
sullen
authoritarian
morose
tough
surly
rigid
unsympathetic
distant
stringent
ramrod
heavy-handed
glum
crabbed
bleak
sulky
gloomy
dismal
dreary
uncommunicative
poker-faced
dejected
melancholic
ugly
saturnine
hard-faced
formal
reserved
ferocious
chilly
unrelenting
stuffy
unemotional
exacting
inflexible
uninviting
uncharitable
unforgiving
unyielding
unbending
illiberal
unapproachable
formidable
remote
solid
threatening
churlish
astringent
inexorable
obdurate
grumpy
fell
sinister
savage
cross
no-nonsense
hard-nosed
hard-boiled
scowling
resolute
gray
US
splenetic
grouchy
cantankerous
vicious
grey
UK
truculent
crusty
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
boot-faced
dark
cheerless
moody
brooding
humourless
UK
humorless
US
implacable
bitter
fiery
angry
crabby
cast-iron
hostile
mortified
furious
critical
inhospitable
unappeasable
mean
joyless
miserable
desolate
depressing
funereal
comfortless
unhappy
forlorn
wretched
depressive
doleful
depressed
dire
mournful
dolorous
melancholy
godforsaken
despondent
morbid
drear
sad
disconsolate
darkening
plutonian
lugubrious
black
chill
murky
tenebrous
tenebrific
sepulchral
lonely
lonesome
elegiacal
blue
dreich
sunless
elegiac
cloudy
downcast
moping
down
pessimistic
taciturn
Cimmerian
troubled
low-spirited
in low spirits
down in the dumps
in a blue funk
having blue devils
down in the mouth
singing the blues
having the blahs
more ❯
“Clegane was a tall and powerful man who regularly wore a
severe
expression on his face.”
Adjective
▲
(
of a pain or discomfort
)
Causing discomfort by its harshness
excruciating
intense
violent
agonising
UK
agonizing
US
unbearable
acute
burning
extreme
piercing
racking
unendurable
awful
dreadful
exquisite
frightful
harrowing
intolerable
searing
stabbing
terrible
tormenting
insufferable
pounding
shooting
splitting
thumping
torturous
fierce
profound
sharp
deep
vehement
blistering
heavy
keen
intensive
vicious
ferocious
furious
hellacious
explosive
powerful
strong
almighty
hard
ghastly
excessive
heavy-duty
consuming
serious
penetrating
fearful
painful
fearsome
stinging
raging
great
harsh
grievous
biting
concentrated
heightened
grave
cutting
bitter
distressing
passionate
extraordinary
exceptional
vigorous
inordinate
inflamed
enormous
all-consuming
smarting
supreme
major
fervent
impassioned
fervid
ardent
earnest
zealous
gut-wrenching
hellish
wrenching
fanatical
marked
fiery
intensified
potent
immoderate
very great
flaming
deep-seated
dire
relentless
high
savage
drastic
sore
raw
overwhelming
punishing
grueling
US
knifelike
shrill
very bad
heartfelt
mortal
forceful
uncontrollable
torrid
gruelling
UK
protracted
eager
galling
poignant
unqualified
avid
energetic
torturing
wild
feverish
afflicting
killing
vivid
perfervid
urgent
forcible
heated
uncontrolled
tearing
mother of all
intemperate
frenzied
desperate
red-hot
deeply felt
inexcusable
unforgivable
reprehensible
indefensible
disgraceful
shameful
parlous
diabolical
oppressive
unstoppable
unrelenting
brutal
repressive
grim
throbbing
transcending
shrewd
huge
caustic
all-out
compelling
unsparing
prickly
twingeing
tender
tingling
drilling
paralyzing
US
paralysing
UK
considerable
cruel
hurtful
heartrending
heartbreaking
significant
comprehensive
rigorous
gnawing
achy
hurting
heart-rending
suffering
tortuous
disturbing
struggling
worrying
entrenched
devout
abject
true
genuine
critical
cut-throat
warm-blooded
extremely painful
honest
enthusiastic
sincere
hard-core
intrenched
unfeigned
wholehearted
rooted
close
full
tough
charged
undue
diligent
exaggerated
resounding
ungovernable
infuriating
torturesome
toe-curling
tedious
embarrassing
stultifying
rending
chastening
cringe-making
irritating
emotional
enthused
passional
melodramatic
deep-rooted
stirring
thorough
warm
bona fide
rousing
inveterate
rabid
rampaging
rampant
riotous
devastating
unrestrained
strained
pungent
maximum
emotive
overemotional
sentimental
storming
uncurbed
unchecked
unbridled
unmanageable
unfettered
emphatic
utmost
uttermost
convulsive
hot
enraged
blustery
ruinous
strenuous
peppery
settled
thoroughgoing
paroxysmal
stormy
turbulent
volcanic
dynamic
outrageous
tumultuous
aroused
tempestuous
coercive
ultimate
maximal
gung ho
hopped up
spirited
true blue
hot-blooded
bred-in-the-bone
confirmed
out of control
full of force
gale force
highest
paramount
greatest
consummate
superlative
tremendous
deadly
indescribable
sovereign
top
overpowering
peracute
sudden
greatest possible
finely tuned
more than one can bear
more than flesh and blood can stand
more than flesh and blood can bear
more ❯
“The constant nagging and complaining would give me a
severe
headache.”
Adjective
▲
(
of the elements
)
Causing discomfort by its harshness
fierce
violent
wild
forceful
intense
dangerous
extreme
powerful
strong
tumultuous
turbulent
inclement
tempestuous
intemperate
hard
explosive
almighty
ferocious
vigorous
mighty
blistering
forcible
tremendous
potent
puissant
crushing
brutal
sharp
devastating
acute
hefty
dynamic
overpowering
great
heavy
thunderous
overwhelming
powerhouse
gutsy
telling
punchy
grievous
aggressive
smart
vicious
savage
destructive
mightful
calamitous
annihilating
desolating
damaging
strengthful
strengthy
rugged
robust
hard-hitting
all-powerful
really hard
very hard
drastic
titanic
stark
energetic
commanding
weighty
knockout
dominant
heavy-duty
elemental
more ❯
“The little town had to be rebuilt following the devastation caused by the
severe
flood.”
Adjective
▲
(
of cold weather or climate
)
Causing discomfort by its harshness
cold
freezing
bitter
bleak
frigid
harsh
arctic
extreme
hard
icy
nasty
polar
Siberian
bitterly cold
chilly
wintry
US
nipping
nippy
frosty
piercing
glacial
biting
wintery
UK
icy-cold
raw
chill
sharp
gelid
penetrating
snappy
numbing
cutting
keen
stinging
shivery
bone-chilling
frozen
brumal
cool
algid
chilling
coldish
coolish
intemperate
intense
inclement
parky
ice-cold
subzero
sub-zero
stormy
uncomfortable
discomforting
rough
tempestuous
windy
wild
fierce
shrewd
smarting
intensely cold
crisp
snowy
rimy
brisk
boreal
frore
hyperborean
benumbed
hiemal
blasting
iced
hawkish
icebox
sleety
two-dog night
one-dog night
below zero
below freezing
chilled
numb
hibernal
fresh
hypothermic
refrigerated
antarctic
chilled to the bone
shivering
frozen stiff
frost-bound
frozen to the marrow
extremely cold
siberian
numbed
bracing
draughty
UK
hyperboreal
breezy
very cold
drafty
US
chilled to the marrow
frozen to the bone
cold as ice
three-dog night
frozen to the core
knifelike
painful
refreshing
unheated
invigorating
US
circumpolar
ice-capped
hoar
icicled
Hyperborean
blowy
freezing cold
frigorific
sleeted
algific
air-conditioned
envigorating
UK
suffering from hypothermia
suffering from exposure
frostbitten
very chilly
painfully cold
chilled through
numb with cold
frozen to death
more ❯
“A
severe
winter storm has enveloped much of the east coast, delivering snow and strong winds.”
Adjective
▲
Very plain in style or appearance
plain
simple
austere
restrained
unadorned
unembellished
ascetic
functional
undecorated
chaste
classic
stark
unfussy
unornamented
monastic
puritanical
spare
spartan
clinical
uncluttered
Spartan
bare-bones
ultra-plain
without frills
bare
basic
modest
clean
unostentatious
plain vanilla
unvarnished
unpatterned
workaday
bald
penny plain
naked
no-frills
raw
unelaborate
stripped down
no-nonsense
bleak
characterless
impersonal
unpretentious
unsophisticated
soulless
colourless
UK
homespun
homely
antiseptic
everyday
muted
colorless
US
patternless
no frills
without ornamentation
straightforward
unfurnished
natural
harsh
unembroidered
discreet
frugal
dry
practical
bare bones
serviceable
utilitarian
useful
au naturel
meagre
UK
meager
US
measly
cut down
minimalist
institutional
utility
hard-wearing
honest
understated
homestyle
without ornament
unrefined
ordinary
uncomplicated
homey
down-to-earth
humble
unassuming
unaffected
economical
rudimentary
rough and ready
artless
rustic
minimal
inelaborate
unpolished
crude
moderate
primitive
folksy
rough-hewn
undeveloped
cozy
US
unimposing
pure
rough
rude
clumsy
sparse
unadulterated
wholesome
cheap
inexpensive
jerry-rigged
jerry-built
jury-rigged
rough-and-tumble
rough-and-ready
cosy
UK
uninvolved
homemade
unextravagant
unfinished
small
inelegant
unexcessive
unobtrusive
uncomplex
cobbled together
unshowy
traditional
low-key
downhome
informal
unspoilt
conservative
essential
minimum
subdued
scanty
insufficient
skimpy
scant
paltry
straight
homecooked
fundamental
hard
barren
vanilla
undissembled
temperate
economy
generic
cold
homebrew
makeshift
peasant
fuel-saving
fuel-efficient
energy-efficient
energy-saving
adequate
improvised
coarse
unpresumptuous
unskilled
domestic
pure and simple
bungling
incompetent
acceptable
without airs
fresh
hearty
conventional
thrown together
in the rough
inept
awkward
maladroit
average
unradical
reasonable
middling
fair
unexceptional
unstudied
unextreme
make-do
unspecialized
unpainted
unlacquered
untreated
meek
poor
demure
lowly
familiar
roughhewn
matt
token
basal
nothing
elementary
stripped
lowest
starting
undermost
bottom
ground
lowest level
user friendly
user-friendly
more ❯
“He typically wears impeccably tailored suits in the traditional,
severe
English style.”
Adjective
▲
Not having or showing feeling or sympathy
stony
unfeeling
hard
callous
heartless
unsympathetic
merciless
pitiless
ruthless
insensitive
cold
uncharitable
inhuman
unmerciful
inhumane
remorseless
unsparing
harsh
compassionless
obdurate
cruel
affectless
indurate
indifferent
uncaring
soulless
stonyhearted
ironhearted
pachydermatous
desensitised
UK
desensitized
US
unemotional
insensate
cool
stern
impassive
unresponsive
frigid
unfriendly
blank
unforgiving
expressionless
deadpan
inflexible
hardened
unbending
tough
unmoved
steely
icy
flinty
frosty
unyielding
inexorable
uncompromising
unrelenting
uncompassionate
chilly
firm
hostile
unwelcoming
fixed
adamant
coldhearted
adamantine
Rhadamanthine
hard-hearted
cold-blooded
case-hardened
hard-boiled
cold-hearted
stony-hearted
thick-skinned
slash-and-burn
take-no-prisoners
poker-faced
lacking compassion
marble-hearted
unpitying
relentless
brutal
stoney
implacable
barbarous
sadistic
savage
strict
unkind
mean
barbaric
fierce
hardhearted
with a heart of stone
rigid
hard-nosed
grim
rigorous
austere
draconian
exacting
ferocious
unremitting
vicious
cut-throat
unappeasable
monstrous
inclement
bestial
stringent
authoritarian
wanton
truculent
heavy-handed
bloodthirsty
cutthroat
fiendish
dog-eat-dog
brutish
diabolical
wicked
evil
heinous
atrocious
inconsiderate
vindictive
intolerant
illiberal
ramrod
beastly
dastardly
brute
butcherly
wolfish
sanguinary
malevolent
surly
fell
murderous
ironfisted
stone-hearted
spiteful
punishing
really hard
unkindly
malicious
hurtful
tyrannous
bloodless
flagitious
egregious
malignant
maleficent
violent
depraved
oppressive
rough
tyrannical
hateful
resolute
killer
rancorous
mortal
feral
revengeful
insensible
hatchetjob
coldblooded
satanic
demanding
without pity
ungenerous
solid
selfish
thoughtless
mean-spirited
heedless
punitive
constant
vengeful
killer instinct
stiff
dispassionate
hellish
unpleasant
self-centred
UK
malign
cannibalistic
intense
matter-of-fact
premeditated
imperturbable
apathetic
stingy
unfair
ungracious
appalling
anesthetized
US
feelingless
unamiable
churlish
sensationless
crotchety
emotionless
anaesthetized
UK
deadened
cantankerous
unempathetic
uncordial
tormenting
torturous
unchristian
censorious
browbeating
gruff
no-nonsense
bullying
unsympathizing
self-centered
US
cold fish
unflinching
despotic
dour
abusive
dictatorial
suppressive
onerous
very hard
iron-fisted
uncalled-for
hardhanded
hard-shell
critical
mean machine
having a killer instinct
immovable
homicidal
intransigent
devilish
hard-hitting
unswerving
determined
unshakeable
unwavering
abominable
vile
hideous
drastic
unsentimental
unmollifiable
unplacatable
inescapable
iron-handed
unpacifiable
ghastly
nasty
intractable
ineluctable
hardheaded
desperate
hard-line
hard-shelled
two-fisted
immutable
refractory
pugnacious
headstrong
hard-bitten
single-minded
bound and determined
necessary
dogged
ironclad
bound
mean business
unchangeable
no going back
hell bent on
locked in
stubborn
like death and taxes
obstinate
dead set on
immobile
unmovable
set in stone
compulsory
nefarious
immoral
pernicious
roughshod
wrathful
virulent
slaughterous
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Causing distress or discomfort
troublous
upsetting
distressing
disturbing
troublesome
disquieting
perturbing
unsettling
troubling
worrisome
discomforting
discomposing
nagging
worrying
bothersome
nasty
trying
annoying
irksome
irritating
aggravating
unpleasant
vexing
provoking
harassing
difficult
dismaying
discouraging
wearisome
alarming
tiresome
inconvenient
painful
distressful
burdensome
disconcerting
disagreeable
frightening
startling
discommoding
agitating
ominous
depressing
foreboding
gloomy
onerous
sinister
perplexing
creepy
hard
laborious
pessimistic
toilsome
consequential
disruptive
impeding
intrusive
threatening
embarrassing
prophetic
uncertain
nerve-racking
harrowing
unnerving
hairy
fraught
nail-biting
nerve-wracking
tormenting
confronting
displeasing
hurtful
shocking
disappointing
restless
anxious
tense
nervous
uneasy
concerning
discomfiting
devastating
off-putting
gut-wrenching
vexatious
awkward
exasperating
maddening
pesky
galling
plaguy
pestiferous
pestilential
pestilent
infuriating
tricky
rankling
niggling
infernal
riling
abrasive
peeving
chafing
carking
frustrating
nettling
confounded
nettlesome
pesty
rebarbative
plaguey
cussed
thorny
tedious
grating
taxing
problematic
unwelcome
harrying
incommodious
wearing
demanding
teasing
knotty
antagonizing
US
enraging
jarring
antagonising
UK
agonizing
US
agonising
UK
enough to try the patience of a saint
enough to drive you up the wall
traumatic
humiliating
irking
uncomfortable
boring
sensitive
flustering
compromising
delicate
mean
shameful
sticky
puzzling
ugly
wicked
demeaning
degrading
bedevilling
UK
unamusing
unpleasing
discountenancing
cringeworthy
impossible
punchable
uncongenial
cringey
toe-curling
cringe-making
excruciating
bedeviling
US
daunting
grave
objectionable
wretched
repugnant
accursed
prickly
scary
anxious-making
challenging
forbidding
lamentable
deplorable
apprehensive
afflicting
nauseating
festering
antipathetic
mortifying
shaming
unsatisfying
unattractive
confusing
touchy
ignominious
barro
disgraceful
discreditable
dishonouring
UK
blush-making
dishonoring
US
unpropitious
equivocal
inopportune
bewildering
rattling
discommodious
distracting
unseemly
arduous
oppressive
importunate
intractable
ungovernable
undisciplined
murder
rough
damaging
tough
heavy
repressive
uphill
rowdy
messy
infestive
dangerous
disorderly
ticklish
embarrassed
dicey
untimely
problematical
dodgy
gnarly
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Feeling, or causing, (typically slight or stinging) pain
smarting
painful
stinging
sore
hurting
aching
throbbing
piercing
sharp
raw
biting
tender
excruciating
afflictive
sensitive
inflamed
burning
agonising
UK
agonizing
US
achy
irritated
troublesome
caustic
prickly
tingly
hurtful
keen
uncomfortable
vexatious
red
nasty
hurt
chafed
reddened
delicate
bruised
injured
pained
wounded
afflicted
nagging
gnawing
harrowing
grievous
abscessed
ulcerated
in pain
irritating
distressing
unpleasant
difficult
swollen
angry
exacerbated
distressed
broken
gammy
damaged
twingeing
impaired
smartful
beaten
laborious
disabled
battered
suffering
incapacitated
stricken
weakened
searing
pounding
tingling
bleeding
agonized
US
mutilated
grazed
discoloured
UK
lacerated
mangled
stiff
scratched
mauled
harmed
gashed
agonised
UK
marred
disfigured
ruptured
tired
discolored
US
hit
scarred
scraped
nicked
struck
cut
crushed
busted up
achy breaky
black-and-blue
acute
hypersensitive
oversensitive
scratchy
tickly
itchy
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Plain or blunt
bald
plain
simple
unadorned
direct
straight
unembellished
unvarnished
blunt
straightforward
austere
downright
forthright
frank
outright
bare
brutal
stark
undisguised
unveiled
candid
harsh
honest
plain-spoken
truthful
explicit
naked
outspoken
plain vanilla
realistic
rude
unambiguous
undecorated
unequivocal
unornamented
unexaggerated
unqualified
upfront
patchy
threadbare
worn
true to life
warts and all
straight from the shoulder
unsparing
barefaced
unstinting
blatant
open
flagrant
upright
transparent
unreserved
brazen
guileless
clear
uninhibited
unfeigned
unguarded
heartless
natural
real
unconcealed
forthcoming
patent
total
palpable
plainspoken
complete
out-and-out
flat-out
up-front
free-spoken
matter-of-fact
bare-faced
no-nonsense
raw
to the point
brusque
curt
short
abrupt
unceremonious
bluff
sharp
indelicate
sincere
terse
gruff
literal
caustic
snappy
tactless
crisp
snippy
pulling no punches
not beating about the bush
not mincing one's words
straight-talking
calling a spade a spade
straight-shooting
speaking one's mind
gritty
basic
genuine
pure
grim
exact
fundamental
decisive
brisk
vigorous
obvious
sheer
manifest
evident
snappish
businesslike
hard
abrasive
rough
cavalier
offhand
for real
open and shut
tart
cold
dusty
round
artless
free
freehearted
out-front
unrestricted
openhearted
foursquare
ingenuous
easy
apparent
unfiltered
familiar
naive
scrupulous
heart-to-heart
aboveboard
on the level
not afraid to call a spade a spade
lay it on the line
up front
call a spade a spade
saying what one thinks
on the up and up
from the hip
like it is
undiplomatic
point-blank
hard-hitting
trenchant
impolite
brusk
short-spoken
crusty
uncivil
unpolished
discourteous
uncompromising
brief
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice
puritanical
prim
prudish
puritan
ascetic
Victorian
austere
forbidding
moralistic
narrow
narrow-minded
pietistic
proper
stiff
strait-laced
stuffy
bigoted
disapproving
fanatical
schoolmarmish
starchy
tight-laced
bluenosed
censorious
hair-shirt
nice-nelly
old-maidish
priggish
prissy
rigid
schoolmistressy
sententious
spartan
straightlaced
straitlaced
strict
abstemious
abstinent
conforming
goody-goody
Grundyish
moral
stern
frugal
disciplined
self-denying
niminy-piminy
rigorous
mimsy
governessy
conventional
self-abnegating
square
self-disciplined
uptight
prim and proper
temperate
continent
harsh
non-indulgent
Spartan
stringent
shockable
overscrupulous
conservative
old-fashioned
fuddy-duddy
staid
stick-in-the-mud
of the old school
Pecksniffian
moderate
sober
formal
ordered
sparing
overmodest
squeamish
old-maid
overnice
demure
restrained
self-restrained
meager
US
stilted
genteel
overexact
simpering
precise
mincing
scrupulous
offish
affected
fastidious
finicky
pretentious
illiberal
artificial
abstentious
teetotal
moderating
meagre
UK
regimental
celibate
monastic
monkish
anchoritic
nunlike
reclusive
hermitic
solitary
cloistered
chaste
eremitic
monklike
mortified
abstaining
ascetical
other-worldly
straight
nice
fussy
particular
conformist
pompous
traditional
pernickety
smug
punctilious
orthodox
upright
fogeyish
ceremonious
correct
sedate
self-righteous
decorous
sanctimonious
bourgeois
holier-than-thou
self-satisfied
reserved
polite
pedantic
honourable
UK
high-minded
delicate
honorable
US
overparticular
buttoned-down
po-faced
choosy
square-toed
ceremonial
meticulous
nit-picking
stodgy
respectable
solemn
straight-laced
virtuous
refined
exacting
traditionalist
button-down
comme il faut
unadventurous
Pooterish
precious
goody-two-shoes
unhip
unrelaxed
pious
Pharisaic
timid
mannered
starched
hypocritical
complacent
vain
pi
timorous
niggly
god-fearing
unctuous
PC
stiff-necked
mainstream
socially acceptable
epicene
namby-pamby
uncool
overcautious
prude
doctrinal
Biedermeier
dogmatic
small-town
suburban
parochial
bien pensant
conscientious
principled
politically correct
goody two-shoes
upstanding
old-womanish
righteous
ethical
right-minded
impersonal
deadly
musty
humourless
UK
fusty
old-fogeyish
foetid
UK
self-important
hot
bloated
warm
fetid
US
arrogant
smoky
supercilious
humorless
US
smelly
magisterial
important
puffy
discriminating
as dry as dust
seemly
picky
decent
blue-nose
cleanly
good
dapper
stickling
spic-and-span
snobbish
spruce
wooden
dignified
dainty
demanding
becoming
befitting
out of date
out of the ark
boring
out-of-date
diehard
dated
behind the times
discerning
sensitive
critical
gentlemanly
inflexible
fine
didactic
ladylike
hypercritical
perceptive
finical
faddy
fussbudgety
pure
faddish
persnickety
nitpicking
overdelicate
finicking
hard to please
difficult to please
sharp
choosey
perfectionist
keen
over-particular
impossible to please
acute
careful
selective
nit-picky
fit
right
moralizing
US
economical
refraining
self-sacrificing
simple
suitable
modest
mannerly
fitting
in line
by the book
meet
comely
de rigueur
by the numbers
done
courteous
well-mannered
homiletic
preachy
sermonic
homiletical
serious
moralising
UK
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Flowing heavily or in large quantities
torrential
heavy
copious
relentless
teeming
drenching
driving
lashing
pouring
rapid
soaking
violent
intense
bucketing
excessive
strong
hammering
sheeting down
Adjective
▲
Pertaining to an accusation
accusatorial
condemnatory
critical
faultfinding
harsh
judgmental
reproachful
reproving
accusatory
accusing
accusive
denunciatory
cavilling
UK
carping
hypercritical
fault-finding
captious
disparaging
disapproving
overcritical
censorious
caviling
US
pass-remarkable
cavillous
pedantic
pernickety
quibbling
hair-splitting
nagging
nit-picking
condemning
censuring
rejective
niggling
contemptuous
nitpicking
stern
hairsplitting
finicky
exceptive
sarcastic
exacting
demanding
deprecating
pettifogging
criticizing
US
judgemental
criticising
UK
irritable
crabby
touchy
cantankerous
peevish
nitpicky
trivial
testy
perverse
very critical
petty
thorny
acrimonious
negative
unfair
contrary
petulant
unjust
cross
tricky
picky
over-censorious
over-particular
punctilious
hard to please
fussy
overscrupulous
overparticular
meticulous
perfectionist
fastidious
over-exacting
scolding
critic
humbling
diagnostic
demeaning
judgy
calumniatory
belittling
trenchant
sharp
discerning
cutting
penetrating
biting
overnice
particular
choleric
withering
discriminating
cynical
derogatory
analytical
satirical
lowering
castigatory
scathing
unforgiving
deprecatory
culpatory
denouncing
reprehending
vituperative
reproaching
complaining
chiding
severely critical
full of reproof
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not friendly
unfriendly
hostile
antagonistic
cold
disagreeable
chilly
sour
surly
aloof
distant
inimical
unsympathetic
cool
frosty
inhospitable
misanthropic
uncongenial
unsociable
aggressive
antisocial
frigid
ill-natured
unamicable
unneighbourly
unpleasant
unaffable
unkind
unsocial
unwelcoming
quarrelsome
reserved
stand-offish
unapproachable
withdrawn
disdainful
haughty
impersonal
indifferent
nasty
stern
stiff
supercilious
uncommunicative
unforthcoming
adversarial
adversary
antipathetic
antiseptic
arctic
brittle
chill
clammy
cold-blooded
cold-eyed
coldish
discourteous
frozen
gelid
glacial
hard-eyed
icy
impolite
jaundiced
menacing
mortal
negative
obnoxious
rude
uncivil
uncordial
ungracious
unmannerly
wintery
UK
wintry
US
cross
ill-disposed
Olympian
starchy
acrimonious
against
censorious
combative
competitive
conflicting
contrary
disaffected
estranged
grouchy
grudging
gruff
hateful
malicious
malignant
opposed
opposite
spiteful
uncharitable
unneighborly
unpromising
vengeful
warlike
not on speaking terms
ungregarious
ungenial
standoffish
stony
asocial
unresponsive
uncompanionable
unemotional
solitary
remote
uninvolved
formal
unhappy
emotionless
depressing
detached
offish
unbending
unclubbable
standoff
dry
forbidding
reticent
buttoned-up
undemonstrative
austere
dispassionate
unfeeling
reclusive
unenthusiastic
taciturn
unconcerned
passionless
opposing
restrained
introverted
lukewarm
wooden
averse
uninterested
anti
retiring
guarded
secretive
incurious
hard
apathetic
offhand
uppity
silent
cold-hearted
stuffy
shy
quiet
private
down on
unamiable
unloving
unfavourable
UK
off
unfavorable
US
introvert
close
diffident
eremitic
self-contained
constrained
annoyed
offended
impudent
impertinent
procacious
insolent
unreceptive
agin
conventional
laconic
snobbish
media-shy
closemouthed
cold as ice
close-mouthed
tight-lipped
at odds
retired
set against
malevolent
dead set against
off-putting
cynical
uncooperative
steely
repellent
fierce
abstracted
phlegmatic
affectless
suspicious
preoccupied
inapproachable
confrontational
distrustful
proud
inaccessible
snooty
impassive
disobliging
incompatible
short
demure
uptight
hesitant
ceremonious
laid back
self-restrained
allergic
cautious
stuck-up
stuck up
rigid
resistant
prim
inflexible
putting on airs
backward
dumb
muted
reluctant
strait-laced
keeping people at arm's length
eremetic
stilted
at variance
oppugnant
at odds with
dissenting from
in disagreement with
at variance with
on the warpath
unsavoury
UK
harsh
objectionable
unattractive
malign
avoidant
ungenerous
unlikeable
tough
grim
half-hearted
tepid
introspective
discouraging
stolid
xenophobic
unmoved
unaffectionate
contained
contemptuous
withering
seclusive
iced
abhorrent
mean
heartless
bad-tempered
mopey
mopish
unenthused
brusque
flinty
sober
cheerless
superior
unsmiling
passive
nongregarious
brooding
scowling
spiritless
ill-tempered
unsavory
US
callous
hardhearted
stoic
numb
stoical
impassible
lifeless
stony-hearted
casual
removed
disinterested
alienated
insensitive
lofty
cold-shoulder
belligerent
discreet
adverse
laid-back
contentious
ascetic
hermitlike
oppositional
independent
hard-hearted
thick-skinned
hard-boiled
on ice
adversative
accusatorial
argumentative
isolated
cold fish
lone wolf
insular
loveless
hermitic
hermit-like
hermitical
acting in opposition
unrevealing
unwilling to mix with other people
pompous
ungainly
sceptical
UK
unaccommodating
non-communicative
self-sufficient
all alone
staid
exact
precise
mute
unhelpful
correct
proper
untalkative
tongue-tied
unconversational
secret
mum
UK
loath
unwilling
disinclined
inhumane
pessimistic
affected
starched
uncompromising
unamenable
obstructive
speechless
tight-mouthed
wordless
curt
dark
clamlike
seemly
official
serious
mumchance
unreasonable
difficult
unobliging
selfish
hating
egoistic
sarcastic
sardonic
egotistical
narrow-minded
misanthropical
polite
evasive
mom
US
hush-hush
modest
indisposed
straight arrow
by the numbers
stiff-necked
at a loss for words
businesslike
skeptical
US
inhibited
timid
shrinking
self-effacing
on the QT
dried up
buttoned up
clammed up
unyielding
uneager
perverse
fromward
afraid
disliking
unsentimental
mild
soft-spoken
peaceful
sedate
composed
placid
bashful
gentle
serene
noncommittal
collected
insociable
arrogant
neutral
matter-of-fact
self-controlled
hostile to
antagonistic to
resistant to
antipathetic to
ill-disposed to
opposed to
cussed
incongruous
clashing
bureaucratic
clinical
inhuman
mean-looking
having no use for
unfavourably disposed to
put on airs
bloody-minded
discordant
featureless
uncolored
strictly business
straight
impartial
depersonalised
UK
faceless
candid
cold turkey
unpassioned
colorless
US
careful
soulless
depersonalized
US
gray
US
colourless
UK
grey
UK
equal
measured
nondiscriminatory
abstract
anonymous
poker-faced
monolithic
antithetical
different
dissimilar
disparate
variant
polar
inconsistent
inharmonious
contradictory
dissonant
irreconcilable
discrepant
mutually exclusive
irresoluble
poles apart
diametrically opposed
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Very serious or severe
chronic
constant
continual
persistent
ceaseless
continuing
deep-rooted
deep-seated
incessant
ineradicable
serious
unabating
lingering
long-lasting
perennial
acute
dangerous
unending
alarming
dire
extreme
grave
incurable
abiding
continuous
enduring
established
ever-present
fixed
inborn
inbred
ingrained
lasting
lifelong
long-lived
never-ending
obstinate
persisting
prolonged
protracted
recurrent
recurring
rooted
routine
settled
stubborn
sustained
tenacious
unmitigated
unyielding
usual
inveterate
confirmed
habitual
long-standing
long-drawn-out
permanent
inherent
fundamental
built-in
innate
inbuilt
advancing
pursuing
maintaining
persevering
sustaining
progressing
perdurable
carrying on
accustomed
long-l
habituated
slow
dragging
remaining
spun-out
drawn-out
haunting
long-term
far
extended
long
great
long-drawn
marathon
lengthy
longevous
old as Methuselah
full of years
constitutional
intrinsic
entrenched
firm
profound
basic
deep
natural
native
integral
ingrain
hardwired
essential
indigenous
immanent
constitutive
hereditary
durable
indelible
bred-in-the-bone
unshakeable
irremovable
dyed-in-the-wool
secure
hard-core
intrenched
radical
brassbound
subconscious
longtime
well established
longstanding
old
congenital
in-built
in the blood
indwelling
deep down
lodged in one's brain
deeply felt
more ❯
Adjective
▲
To a total, utter or complete degree
unmitigated
categorical
absolute
complete
outright
total
unqualified
definite
thorough
utter
consummate
pure
thoroughgoing
unconditional
unequivocal
austere
categoric
downright
positive
profound
rank
relentless
unadulterated
unambiguous
veritable
real
regular
rigid
sheer
simple
stark
unabated
unalloyed
undiminished
arrant
fair
gross
intense
perfect
plumb
unabridged
unbending
unmoderated
unmollified
untempered
dead
flat
oppressive
blank
blooming
bodacious
clean
crashing
deadly
dreadful
grim
harsh
persistent
stone
unalleviated
unbroken
undiluted
unmixed
unmodified
unrelieved
unsoftened
very
all-out
clear-cut
flat-out
out-and-out
straight-out
cotton-picking
deep-dyed
in every way
proper
drastic
right
royal
right royal
without reserve
sound
entire
unreserved
full
whole
unlimited
unrestricted
plain
extreme
ultimate
undivided
infernal
dyed-in-the-wool
utmost
genuine
explicit
right-down
blasted
comprehensive
blatant
wholesale
clear
in every respect
surpassing
supreme
through and through
wholehearted
exhaustive
unrestrained
solid
blessed
confounded
certain
direct
plenary
unremitting
unquestionable
straight out
unbounded
indubitable
full-bore
emphatic
glaring
true
all out
naked
sure
final
overt
unmistakable
undeniable
full-scale
unconstrained
patent
constant
no catch
flagrant
conclusive
undisguised
all-fired
inveterate
without reservations
steadfast
prize
sincere
unstinting
no ifs ands or buts
full-on
no holds barred
limitless
maximum
firm
mere
infinite
express
obvious
palpable
serious
steady
uttermost
authentic
decisive
brazen
assured
unquestioning
barefaced
open
determinate
wide
matchless
full-blown
point-blank
out and out
apodictic
no kicker
no strings
no fine print
chronic
overarching
unblemished
huge
straight
honest
everlasting
double-dyed
enormous
committed
determined
resounding
unfaltering
unvarnished
bald
unmistaken
enduring
overall
unswerving
dedicated
concentrated
abiding
resolute
blunt
transparent
all
max
pronounced
unadorned
sweeping
paramount
strict
uncompromising
egregious
conspicuous
top
nth
fixed
last
never-failing
very great
shameless
peremptory
unsurpassed
peerless
terminal
atrocious
actual
monstrous
bona fide
capital
extraordinary
true-blue
endless
abundant
uncontrolled
preeminent
perpetual
without limit
eternal
unbearable
inexorable
true blue
candid
staring
unfailing
frank
incessant
bloody
continuous
grand
unrelenting
quite
single
altogether
most
customary
adamant
assertive
insistent
definitive
forthright
overwhelming
faultless
unstinted
common
decided
usual
quintessential
optimum
unregenerate
crass
specific
infamous
notorious
vile
uncorrupted
wholesome
intensive
bare
horrible
systematic
unimpaired
maximal
stone-cold
nothing other than
point blank
through-and-through
unembellished
undisputed
without qualification
long-range
long-term
rightly so called
totalitarian
uninterrupted
inclusive
no strings attached
one hundred per cent
sovereign
untarnished
untouched
unaltered
habitual
undying
confirmed
no joke
superlative
predominant
excellent
unsurpassable
errant
perfected
ideal
inimitable
transcendent
flawless
impeccable
finished
without reservation
pure and simple
unbound
tyrannical
pre-eminent
all-powerful
boundless
unconditioned
omnipotent
in-depth
unshakeable
farthest
staunch
fervent
earnest
zealous
enthusiastic
unflinching
hearty
farthermost
unwavering
devoted
outermost
furthermost
open-ended
with no strings
heartfelt
stalwart
unfeigned
ardent
warm
furthest
accurate
exact
precise
shocking
manifest
outrageous
great
massive
remotest
loyal
impassioned
passionate
fullhearted
audacious
evident
heinous
exclusive
outmost
unconcealed
terrific
tremendous
spot-on
inordinate
shameful
scandalous
striking
terrible
grievous
reprehensible
disgraceful
endmost
aftermost
whole-hearted
focused
US
undistracted
collective
iniquitous
apparent
exorbitant
villainous
wicked
significant
excessive
major
valid
dinkum
engrossed
unshared
consistent
immoderate
hundred percent
whole-souled
fantastic
dead-on
certified
good
faithful
pukka
on-target
echt
so
satisfactory
pucka
sure-enough
unerring
certifiable
united
absorbed
unflagging
focussed
UK
brass-necked
last straw
ultra
out of bounds
chief
too much
farthest away
too-too
worst case
furthest away
unanimous
scrupulous
attentive
continued
concerted
admissible
factual
fast
deliberate
circumspect
minute
diligent
detailed
vigilant
intent
rip-roaring
thumping
whopping
undoubted
watertight
veridical
immaculate
rigorous
amen
inerrant
bang on
undistorted
solemn
lock stock and barrel
right on
roaring
most distant
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Of low social, administrative, or political rank
humble
common
lowly
poor
commonplace
ordinary
plebeian
simple
ignoble
low
proletarian
undistinguished
inferior
insignificant
mean
modest
baseborn
underprivileged
unimportant
meagre
UK
meager
US
rough
unrefined
unremarkable
unwashed
inconsequential
inglorious
lowborn
measly
obscure
prole
shabby
trivial
unpretentious
vulgar
wretched
beggarly
contemptible
humdrum
lumpen
miserable
paltry
petty
pitiful
plebby
puny
scrubby
sordid
uncouth
unfit
lower-class
working-class
low-born
low-ranking
low-life
of low birth
of low rank
base
servile
subordinate
peasant
menial
declassed
second-class
low-class
unassuming
meek
blue-singlet
minor
popular
déclassé
subservient
plain
junior
lesser
low-bred
lowlife
gentle
mild
middling
submissive
docile
dutiful
retiring
reverential
mundane
withdrawing
everyday
obsequious
prosaic
second-rate
blue-collar
cast down
crude
dishonourable
UK
dishonorable
US
unworthy
average
cloth-cap
grass-roots
bourgeois
traditional
unsophisticated
banal
conventional
pedestrian
grassroots
democratic
people's
philistine
lowbrow
low-paid
declassé
demotic
deprived
common or garden
low-status
secondary
mediocre
subsidiary
second-string
small
smaller
lousy
demeaning
reduced
low-grade
degrading
ancillary
second-fiddle
bottom
little
poorer
slighter
lower
ignominious
lower-ranking
sorry
sad
dinky
minor-league
small-fry
small-time
bush-league
third-string
lower in rank
undersized
subjacent
lower in status
second-banana
not very important
beneath someone
bottom-rung
back seat
below someone
entry-level
less important
under someone's heel
not so important
unambitious
unaspiring
limited
unimposing
unexceptional
homespun
run-of-the-mill
despicable
degraded
abject
shameful
vile
disgraceful
corrupt
wrong
infamous
craven
execrable
currish
dirty
snide
detestable
degenerate
unprincipled
improper
nasty
unchivalrous
low-minded
reprehensible
shameless
low-down
uncharitable
blameworthy
discreditable
heinous
dastardly
lewd
immoral
rotten
reproachful
coarse
scurvy
wicked
squalid
dilapidated
seedy
slummy
sleazy
insalubrious
dismal
dingy
mangy
broken-down
run down
down at heel
scruffy
scuzzy
crummy
grungy
bad
ratty
ramshackle
tacky
untidy
bedraggled
substandard
tawdry
grotty
shoddy
threadbare
tattered
rickety
worn-out
run-down
unkempt
decrepit
moth-eaten
beat-up
dog-eared
low-rent
tatterdemalion
down-at-the-heels
neglected
dumpy
tatty
bombed-out
down-at-heel
timeworn
tumbledown
two-bit
rundown
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Used as an intensifier
royal
major
real
huge
pure
serious
total
absolute
blasted
blessed
complete
flaming
legit
thorough
utter
bleeding
blinking
bloody
blooming
chuffing
confounded
effing
flipping
proper
right
significant
veritable
bally
downright
plurry
ruddy
flat-out
bona fide
Adjective
▲
Free from indecency or obscenity
modest
seemly
decent
decorous
discreet
proper
sober
coy
demure
chaste
clean
delicate
pure
vestal
virgin
virginal
virtuous
immaculate
G-rated
innocent
undefiled
unsullied
wholesome
sinless
maidenly
uncorrupted
celibate
unblemished
moral
spotless
pure as the driven snow
prudish
abstinent
guiltless
incorrupt
stainless
retiring
upright
good
squeaky clean
reserved
impeccable
intact
self-denying
self-restrained
blameless
uncontaminated
exemplary
irreproachable
continent
unstained
respectable
righteous
shy
quiet
bashful
whiter than white
maiden
unwed
honest
unmarried
diffident
nice
self-effacing
timid
austere
unaffected
shrinking
coquettish
angelic
perfect
kittenish
backward
reticent
untarnished
restrained
withdrawn
skittish
sheepish
introverted
recessive
squeaky-clean
humble
unassertive
blushing
honourable
UK
flawless
honorable
US
noble
ethical
upstanding
untainted
reputable
faultless
pristine
refined
elegant
simple
unimpeachable
unspoilt
inexperienced
neat
impotent
intemerate
controlled
monogamous
subdued
white
inculpable
free of sin
clean-living
unspotted
lily-white
above reproach
unmarked
gentle
arch
flirtatious
girlish
simpering
aw-shucks
overmodest
rabbity
evasive
polite
platonic
just
principled
dignified
estimable
moralistic
redoubtable
irreprehensible
incorruptible
impeccant
unobjectionable
in good taste
holy
uncorrupt
high-minded
morally correct
high-principled
right-minded
cleanhanded
unoffending
sackless
free of
not guilty
as pure as the driven snow
abstemious
nunlike
ideal
unpolluted
untouched
temperate
self-abnegating
abstentious
seamless
picture-book
without fault
absolute
picture-perfect
letter-perfect
indefectible
without blemish
model
unflawed
saintly
faithful
ascetic
unmarred
uninjured
whole
beyond reproach
sound
unimpaired
undamaged
unhurt
clear
pious
true
worthy
guileless
inhibited
bridled
curbed
free from sin
unblighted
unprofaned
inviolate
unsoiled
lily white
wide-eyed
gleaming
ultra-clean
shining
snowy
anti-corruption
snow-white
antiseptic
fair
snowy-white
spic-and-span
spick-and-span
shiny
wet behind ears
babe in woods
pure as driven snow
perfectly clean
speckless
spick and span
sanitary
clean as a new pin
freshly laundered
hygienic
unassuming
meek
prim
mild
prissy
timorous
strait-laced
ladylike
sedate
staid
priggish
old-maidish
down-to-earth
straight
puritanical
unpretentious
goody-goody
lowly
starchy
retired
niminy-piminy
uptight
affected
square
close
silent
earnest
serious
unassured
solemn
prim and proper
admirable
meritorious
laudable
praiseworthy
right
scrupulous
excellent
above suspicion
correct
trustworthy
commendable
lawful
conscientious
safe
unbroken
unharmed
law-abiding
in the clear
crimeless
uncensurable
guilt-free
classical
unspoiled
uninvolved
legitimate
unblamable
punctilious
all right
sublime
angelical
sterling
licit
legal
equitable
superb
consummate
right-thinking
reliable
stand-up
paradigmatic
classic
quintessential
unscathed
lofty
bueno
prototypical
neato
elevated
unbribable
dutiful
entire
fresh
unequaled
US
noble-minded
splendid
peerless
beyond criticism
not bad
self-righteous
dependable
batting a thousand
not too shabby
beyond compare
true-blue
kosher
characteristic
representative
typical
illustrative
skilled
skilful
UK
skillful
US
natural
undisturbed
saintlike
godly
expert
copybook
impartial
solid
unequalled
UK
accomplished
supreme
unassailable
conscionable
unerring
outstanding
culminating
exceptional
matchless
ten
aces
magnanimous
creditable
respected
secure
out-of-this-world
defectless
untouchable
finished
tip-top
polished
up front
balanced
beautiful
infallible
devoted
harmless
charitable
apple-pie
unmoved
unadulterated
accurate
spiritual
loyal
unchanged
free
truthful
valuable
sanctimonious
deserving
exquisite
unmutilated
indifferent
devout
unaltered
uninfluenced
mint
constant
reverent
trusty
unexceptionable
sincere
clean-cut
invaluable
not to blame
fine
straightforward
aboveboard
distinguished
chivalrous
proud
responsible
legit
precious
gallant
unimpressed
unstirred
as good as new
as sound as a bell
fitting
in perfect condition
applaudable
on the up and up
salt of the earth
without a scratch
in good condition
artless
highly respectable
paradisiacal
utopian
foolproof
crowning
experienced
paradisiac
A-OK
excelling
adept
rustproof
glowing
competent
proficient
rectitudinous
angel-like
unagitated
idealistic
unquestionable
without sin
professional
without guilt
unwemmed
chase
clean-handed
burnished
bright
unfailing
single
undiminished
obedient
incorrupted
favoring
US
free from guilt
free from blame
superlative
dexterous
US
irreprovable
cultivated
tractable
well-behaved
unblackened
unchallengeable
peaceful
error-free
masterly
reproachless
sacred
not responsible
God-fearing
innocent as a lamb
high
snow white
lenient
sportsmanly
favouring
UK
religious
sportsmanlike
saving
dinkum
humane
godlike
philanthropical
philanthropic
imitable
archetypal
textbook
definitive
archetypical
complete
scatheless
of principle
circumspect
above board
Christian
lordly
greathearted
at peace
calm
serene
tranquil
courteous
spouseless
husbandless
wifeless
harmonious
morally right
morally acceptable
true blue
just so
worthwhile
venerable
edifying
uplifting
very good
trusted
dapper
alright
esteemed
highly regarded
inoffensive
optimal
A1
prime
peak
optimum
monkish
nunnish
monklike
beyond question
beyond suspicion
dextrous
UK
well-executed
symmetrical
justifiable
justified
perpetual
persistent
inextinguishable
immortal
undestroyable
unchanging
first-class
of good report
A-1
non-erotic
non-violent
improving
unbiased
unprejudiced
exact
precise
absolved
cleared
exculpated
untroubled
exonerated
monastic
objective
fair-minded
dedicated
steady
understated
plain
dry-eyed
unconcerned
errorless
A-okay
note-perfect
fleckless
staunch
lovely
firm
shipshape
untried
neutral
open-minded
even-handed
non-partisan
invigorating
US
ruddy
sane
practical
together
fresh-faced
envigorating
UK
commonsensical
open
helpful
normal
open-faced
sensible
blooming
aesthetic
UK
well-proportioned
Augustan
fast
on target
anti-discrimination
disinterested
non-discriminatory
adorable
entrancing
unswerving
evenhanded
dispassionate
nonpartisan
equal
true-hearted
beatific
lovable
enchanting
adorbs
candid
reasonable
all there
sensational
brilliant
magnificent
marvellous
UK
extraordinary
fantastic
marvelous
US
fabulous
phenomenal
great
esthetic
US
sure
steadfast
tried
unwavering
stanch
trustable
potable
out of danger
safe and sound
uncolored
nondiscriminatory
supportive
calculable
hale and hearty
in fine feather
in the pink
full of integrity
tried-and-true
truehearted
veridical
allegiant
down-the-line
resolute
wholehearted
ardent
undistorted
liege
confirmed
better than expected
no lie
palatable
quaffable
gluggable
high-quality
on the level
hot
drinkable
drinkworthy
fancy
prized
filtered
primary
without reproach
of excellent character
indispensable
inestimable
profitable
treasured
valued
fit to drink
safe to drink
hot property
high-grade
up to par
up to standard
up to snuff
up to scratch
most valuable
most precious
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Resembling a squawk
squawky
strident
screeching
grating
discordant
raucous
sharp
rasping
jarring
hoarse
cacophonous
dissonant
stridulous
unmelodious
noisy
croaking
raspy
rough
jangling
guttural
coarse
rusty
unmusical
scratchy
earsplitting
clashing
rugged
astringent
caterwauling
creaking
tuneless
acrid
asperous
bitter
bleak
cracked
craggy
disagreeing
disturbing
dry
flat
glaring
grim
hard
incompatible
jagged
rigid
sour
uneven
unlevel
unrelenting
off-key
out-of-key
out-of-tune
not smooth
husky
gravelly
throaty
gravel
croaky
gruff
tickly
uncomfortable
harsh
shrill
unharmonious
piercing
blaring
ear-piercing
inharmonious
squawking
absonant
brassy
loud
tumultuous
squeaky
ear-splitting
clamorous
unvocal
unmelodic
jangly
horrisonant
penetrating
grinding
riotous
out of tune
stridulant
boisterous
screechy
forceful
blatant
stertorous
out of key
metallic
tinny
growling
growly
maddening
irritating
annoying
vexatious
stentorian
fierce
rabid
ferocious
lacking harmony
unpleasant
disagreeable
at variance
at odds
deafening
thunderous
booming
explosive
convulsive
furious
stridulatory
stentorious
paroxysmal
turbulent
volcanic
blustering
stridulent
forcible
buffeting
disharmonic
ill-sounding
clinking
immusical
baying
persuasive
vociferous
vocal
vociferant
obstreperous
harsh sounding
atonal
acute
braying
clinker
off-tone
divergent
off-pitch
abnormal
irregular
anomalous
unnatural
deviant
sour note
not harmonious
untuned
out of pitch
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Accurate and careful about minor details
veridical
accurate
authentic
careful
close
concrete
correct
defined
definite
deft
detailed
discriminating
discriminative
distinct
exact
explicit
factual
faithful
genuine
judicious
just
literal
matter-of-fact
methodical
meticulous
on the button
on the money
on the nose
particular
precise
proper
punctilious
punctual
regular
right
rigid
rigorous
scientific
scrupulous
sharp
skilful
UK
skillful
US
solid
specific
strict
systematic
true
truthful
ultraprecise
unerring
unmistakable
veracious
exacting
painstaking
conscientious
ordered
controlled
orderly
conscionable
demanding
well organized
finicky
fussy
heedful
spot on
bang on
spot-on
on target
on the mark
dead-on
faultless
errorless
good
error-free
on-target
perfect
valid
so
definitive
unquestionable
clear-cut
flawless
conclusive
undeniable
unimpeachable
infallible
irrefutable
without error
dead on
convincing
reliable
impeccable
authoritative
undisputed
unrefuted
unambiguous
certain
unequivocal
absolute
right on
on the beam
bull's-eye
on the nail
all right
inch-perfect
realistic
acceptable
appropriate
fact-based
lifelike
thorough
credible
pinpoint
okay
categorical
OK
verisimilar
clear
right as rain
on the ball
free of error
telling it like it is
actual
final
undistorted
legitimate
as it really happened
kosher
unfailing
canonical
minute
uncanny
identical
on the dot
word for word
straight
official
similar
omniscient
downright
express
complete
nailed down
verbatim
blow-by-blow
on the numbers
well-defined
surgical
determinate
decisive
individual
believable
safe
fit
just so
fail-safe
trustworthy
failsafe
direct
absolutely right
by the book
dead-center
to the point
very accurate
exactly correct
objective
historical
nonfictional
verifiable
hard
documentary
unelaborated
case
unvarnished
textbook
veristic
true to life
vérité
picture-book
dead right
classic
inerrant
whole
model
unbroken
to a T
picture-perfect
perfected
letter-perfect
to a turn
polished
undoubted
unfaked
what really happened
as true as I'm sitting here
in accordance with reality
as true as I'm standing here
what actually happened
commensurate
satisfactory
adequate
sound
reasonable
fine
unobjectionable
alright
unexceptionable
up to par
up to standard
up to the mark
up to scratch
fair
up to snuff
in order
word-perfect
standard
O.K.
righteous
right stuff
on the right track
along the right lines
stone
for sure
on track
on the right lines
unmistaken
cooking with gas
equitable
according to Hoyle
amen
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified
irreparable
irreversible
irrecoverable
irremediable
irretrievable
irredeemable
unrecoverable
beyond repair
hopeless
incurable
irrevocable
unrectifiable
unredeemable
unrepairable
unrestorable
broken
cureless
destroyed
impossible
incorrigible
irremedial
irreplaceable
lasting
ruined
uncorrectable
unsalvageable
past mending
beyond hope
past hope
written off
beyond cure
lost
irreclaimable
irreformable
unalterable
final
gone forever
lost and gone
unchangeable
permanent
absolute
inveterate
doomed
gone
remediless
ill-fated
beyond recall
immutable
settled
fated
invariable
predestined
predetermined
binding
changeless
unreversible
inevitable
indelible
established
certain
constant
peremptory
unrepealable
unappealable
bad
fatal
terminal
unfixable
uncurable
helpless
serious
grave
beyond recovery
abiding
enduring
complete
categorical
unwavering
unreclaimable
unshakeable
unsavable
unregainable
fruitless
past remedy
despaired of
beyond remedy
past cure
fallen
deadly
unmitigable
mortal
given up
gone for ever
nowhere to go
out of time
sad
worsening
cursed
wretched
beyond redress
accursed
fixed
condemned
no-win
up the creek
hardened
afflicted
excommunicated
vulnerable
past praying for
aimless
blighted
alone
intractable
confirmed
unreformable
conclusive
deep-dyed
long-standing
unrepentant
addicted
dyed-in-the-wool
habitual
unreformed
chronic
uncontrite
hard-core
diehard
impenitent
abandoned
persistent
beastly
beyond redemption
useless
unapologetic
loser
wicked
unashamed
recidivous
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Squeezed or confined
straitened
destitute
penniless
poor
poverty-stricken
impecunious
indigent
needful
needy
penurious
bankrupt
beggarly
moneyless
necessitous
broke
dirt poor
impoverished
in need
in penury
skint
strapped
beggared
difficult
distressed
in want
pauperized
pinched
reduced
without a sou
cleaned out
down and out
flat broke
in reduced circumstances
on the breadline
stony broke
without a penny
stone broke
strapped for cash
as poor as a church mouse
in Queer Street
unable to make ends meet
without two farthings to rub together
without two pennies to rub together
down at heel
ruined
insolvent
crippled
broken
hard up
bust
boracic
dirt-poor
down-and-out
in distressed circumstances
famished
threadbare
wiped out
in straitened circumstances
disadvantaged
empty
deprived
sterile
underprivileged
flat
hurting
have-not
clean
boracic lint
low-income
in reduced
on skid row
without a bean
on your uppers
without a red cent
badly off
out at elbows
out of pocket
down on one's luck
without two brass farthings to rub together
short
short of money
in the red
unprosperous
without a brass farthing
homeless
stone-broke
on the rocks
in debt
stony-broke
stony
busted
depressed
wanting
hard-pressed
lacking
bad off
shabby
in Chapter 11
unable to keep the wolf from the door
fortuneless
up against it
dead broke
truly needy
on your beam-ends
in a bad way
tapped out
without two pennies farthings to rub together
vagrant
bankrupted
unlucky
unfortunate
out of money
low
meager
US
meagre
UK
on the streets
suffering
derelict
indebted
seedy
failed
struggling
cashless
neglected
in distress
handicapped
rundown
empty-handed
lost
in need of
in the gutter
gone under
in administration
in receivership
low-paid
gone bust
behind eight ball
on one's uppers
in Carey Street
on the bread line
gone to the wall
on one's beam ends
without a shot in one's locker
poor as a church mouse
in the hands of the receivers
economically deprived
financially disadvantaged
unfavored
unaffluent
requiring help
workless
unemployed
laid off
jobless
between jobs
redundant
living rough
sleeping rough
idle
extremely poor
base
scanty
of no fixed address
of no fixed abode
down to last cent
stripped
totaled
divested
deficient
unmoneyed
impencunious
stranded
vile
out of a job
resting
signing on
unprivileged
down-at-heel
overdrawn
discriminated against
over a barrel
on last leg
without a dime
deprived of
devoid of
played out
wretched
despicable
mean
on the dole
beaten
vagabond
economically disadvantaged
defeated
outcast
finished
miserably poor
very poor
financially poor
spent
down to last penny
in dire circumstances
in great need
squalid
miserable
pathetic
shoddy
foul
sordid
on one's beam-ends
craptastic
without a penny to one's name
smashed
hindered
impaired
without a penny to your name
denuded
bereft
on the wallaby track
in arrears
owing money
pitiful
unpleasant
abject
forlorn
ill-fated
hapless
ill-starred
belly up
exhausted
depleted
dispossessed
on the skids
out of funds
in the poorhouse
contemptible
in financial difficulties
not having two pennies to rub together
not having two farthings to rub together
financially distressed
financially embarrassed
without means of support
short of cash
without money
cleared out
liquidated
out of business
in dire straits
slummy
defaulting
ghetto
ghost
shanty
foreclosed
collapsed
undone
run down
skid row
run-down
unable to pay one's debts
financially ruined
belly-up
in Chapter 13
taken to the cleaners
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Severe
splitting
blistering
breakneck
breathless
brisk
dizzy
fast
fleet
fleet-footed
flying
galloping
hasty
hot
lightning
nippy
quick
rapid
rapid-fire
rattling
snappy
speedy
swift
whirlwind
zippy
awful
dreadful
excruciating
frightful
intense
piercing
terrible
unbearable
lively
expeditious
headlong
nimble
hurried
sudden
express
agile
prompt
precipitate
fast-moving
alacritous
immediate
instant
abrupt
harefooted
active
meteoric
fast-track
quickie
accelerated
at speed
sprightly
on the double
spry
quick-fire
overnight
high-speed
sharp
ready
short
winged
whistle-stop
precipitous
very fast
expeditive
mercurial
fleet of foot
in nothing flat
on-the-spot
energetic
pacey
spirited
animated
brief
light-footed
rash
cracking
summary
urgent
fleeting
unhesitating
vivacious
punctual
instantaneous
rushed
short-lived
screaming
speedball
volant
pronto
PDQ
quickened
unpremeditated
vigorous
impulsive
bustling
with good acceleration
alert
adroit
streaming
zooming
excessive
reckless
hurricane
impetuous
tornado
cyclonic
tumultuous
quick as a wink
double time
tantivy
dashing
dangerous
going
nifty
deft
supple
lissom
limber
nimble-footed
acrobatic
lithe
passing
perfunctory
cursory
timely
light
quick-moving
impatient
extremely fast
dangerously fast
smart
swift-footed
fiery
ultrasonic
supersonic
lissome
speeding
early
rathe
hurrying
flat-out
twinkle-toed
lightsome
slambang
transitory
eager
thoughtless
slapdash
at full tilt
barreling
light of foot
chop-chop
like greased lightning
spanking
without delay
peremptory
double-quick
unexpected
barrelling
shaking a leg
like crazy
like mad
desultory
momentary
superficial
casual
direct
transient
temporary
ephemeral
sketchy
evanescent
fugacious
impermanent
offhand
unanticipated
unforeseen
unthinking
rushing
flash
flitting
short-term
careless
token
slight
inattentive
incidental
fugitive
little
unceremonious
split-second
deciduous
drive-by
limited
snap
without warning
turbo
velocious
hypersonic
uninterested
surprising
up-tempo
mechanical
overhasty
gadarene
shallow
glancing
uncritical
depthless
dismissive
helter-skelter
rude
half-hearted
slipshod
half-baked
pell-mell
fading
startling
haphazard
curtailed
violent
unlooked-for
without notice
surface-level
temporal
straightaway
shifting
spasmodic
precipitant
short and sweet
volatile
vanishing
flashing
wee
gone in flash
ultrarapid
ultrafast
in wink of an eye
forthwith
jerky
determined
no-nonsense
resolute
efficient
prevenient
arbitrary
anticipatory
diligent
spur-of-the-moment
touch-and-go
willing
rush
effectual
effective
succinct
infinitesimal
without formality
without hesitation
hurry-up
responsive
irresponsible
furious
unenduring
interim
without discussion
fast-tracked
dreamlike
fast-paced
unfussy
purposeless
unconsidered
now or never
not to be delayed
impromptu
acute
perishable
inadequate
nodding
trite
like lightning
explosive
unusual
speeded
hit-or-miss
trifling
uncivil
undignified
impolite
discourteous
imperfect
flimsy
partial
insincere
inconsequential
feigning
paltry
flash in the pan
here today and gone tomorrow
fly-by-night
nasty
hastening
indifferent
routine
automatic
unpleasant
not bargained for
out of the blue
random
sloppy
off
unmannerly
unconcerned
harsh
disagreeable
spontaneous
lackadaisical
losing no time
crude
disinterested
insensible
apathetic
pococurante
uncurious
complacent
insouciant
nonchalant
negligent
brutal
hit or miss
incurious
slovenly
wooden
heedless
hair-trigger
brusque
shocking
unpredicted
unforgiving
on the spot
in a flash
cool
phoning it in
walking through it
laid-back
going through the motions
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Known for certain
definite
certain
unambiguous
unequivocal
clear
positive
sure
absolute
clear-cut
conclusive
explicit
final
settled
unquestionable
concrete
decided
decisive
firm
guaranteed
manifest
obvious
unarguable
unmistakable
assured
black-and-white
definitive
express
patent
proven
specific
univocal
confident
convinced
cut-and-dried
audible
bold
clean-cut
crisp
distinguishable
forthright
full
graphic
incisive
known
minute
noteworthy
palpable
pronounced
recognised
UK
recognized
US
ringing
sharp
significant
silhouetted
stated
straightforward
tangible
undubitable
visible
vivid
well-defined
well-grounded
well-marked
black and white
hard and fast
as plain as daylight
clearly defined
crystal clear
cut and dried
not vague
as plain as the nose on your face
precise
fixed
accurate
categorical
undeniable
exact
evident
indisputable
distinct
incontrovertible
plain
indubitable
true
irrefutable
confirmed
established
transparent
set
incontestable
genuine
apparent
undoubted
authentic
complete
unqualified
strict
hard
detailed
steadfast
beyond question
real
beyond doubt
unquestioned
actual
inflexible
demonstrable
unwavering
conspicuous
observable
lucid
resolute
rigid
self-evident
striking
emphatic
unshakable
defined
inevitable
determined
authoritative
uncompromising
unchallengeable
determinate
factual
convincing
marked
implicit
overt
meticulous
perceptible
unanswerable
correct
reliable
perspicuous
inarguable
open-and-shut
proper
unhesitating
constant
unalterable
faithful
hard-and-fast
irrefragable
unerring
discernible
unconditional
unassailable
valid
noticeable
verified
wholehearted
invariable
verifiable
solid
accepted
perfect
total
acknowledged
nailed-on
good
barefaced
nonambiguous
unambivalent
faultless
infallible
right
unyielding
agreed
certified
rigorous
doubtless
blatant
unfaltering
unchangeable
secure
veracious
in the bag
substantial
particular
downright
dependable
literal
practical
undisputed
stubborn
inexpugnable
direct
stable
spot-on
ultimate
pellucid
bona fide
accomplished
unbending
entire
immutable
unreserved
sensible
obstinate
realistic
not in doubt
contained
undoubting
bald-faced
open and shut
flat
undisguised
glaring
open
unimpeachable
cast-iron
veritable
close
constructive
inarticulate
virtual
implicative
inferential
unuttered
understandable
compelling
well defined
detectable
arranged
thorough
regular
luculent
resolved
attested
unshakeable
luminous
satisfied
comprehensible
uncontested
perceivable
unconcealed
implied
understood
unsaid
bound
recognizable
US
unquestioning
undeclared
tacit
latent
unexpressed
unspoken
frozen
watertight
unchanging
veridical
taken for granted
sound
strong
inferred
beyond dispute
forceful
unswerving
intransigent
unfailing
effective
cocksure
peremptory
broad
undisputable
bald
error-free
on the money
on the nose
on the button
immovable
adamant
stringent
appreciable
specified
surefire
inescapable
recognisable
UK
irrevocable
unvarying
deciding
bright-line
clinching
as plain as a pikestaff
rooted
inveterate
sure-fire
nailed down
dead-on
on-target
pinpoint
truthful
bang on
uncontroversial
stark
punctilious
flawless
fail-safe
careful
irreversible
unchallenged
entrenched
existent
ironclad
assertive
impeccable
prominent
unshaken
undeviating
intent
committed
sealed
hardened
trustworthy
single-minded
errorless
intelligible
obdurate
insistent
beyond a shadow of a doubt
prearranged
lifelike
considerable
provable
exhaustive
set in stone
approved
persuaded
material
ascertainable
undoubtable
objective
undebatable
imperious
measurable
fair
substantive
enduring
spot on
establishable
clear cut
comprehensive
scrupulous
demonstrative
changeless
not in question
determining
last
arbitrary
axiomatic
sheer
very
just
apodictic
questionless
flagrant
apprehensible
discernable
dogmatic
judicious
airtight
earnest
sure-enough
sanguine
cold
outright
settling
binding
imperative
predetermined
skillful
US
skilful
UK
methodical
confirmable
finished
stalwart
domineering
honest
safe
fanatical
unblurred
inerrant
ingrained
steady
telling
out-and-out
staunch
as sure as eggs is eggs
lively
free from doubt
unrelenting
well-founded
abiding
persistent
authoritarian
automatic
arresting
undoubtful
tenacious
colourful
UK
salient
lucent
painstaking
stiff
deep-rooted
staring one in the face
familiar
deep-seated
plain to see
verbatim
hard-line
official
colorful
US
appropriate
writ large
usual
writ in stone
dead on
locked in
on the mark
corroborated
planned
pat
unavoidable
necessary
accustomed
documented
given
authorized
US
tough
substantiated
individual
pure
unalloyed
legitimate
surgical
diehard
dictatorial
tried
reasonable
ineluctable
matter-of-fact
discriminating
discriminative
ultraprecise
deft
systematic
punctual
scientific
overbearing
self-confident
proved
destined
tyrannous
bright
rank
high-handed
wordless
unflinching
stipulated
determinative
double-checked
suitable
seasoned
superior
affirmed
dedicated
dramatic
arrogant
impressive
picturesque
beyond a doubt
preset
sincere
elaborate
dinkum
consummate
sure thing
supreme
crystalline
trustable
powerful
thoroughgoing
glaringly obvious
relentless
purposeful
validated
indelible
vehement
de facto
commanding
calculable
no mistake
cogent
unmovable
persevering
delicate
can't-miss
coherent
hardheaded
rich
implacable
in depth
expressive
formal
plausible
credible
tyrannical
gross
stirring
in no doubt
visual
forcible
pictorial
consistent
litmus test
loyal
supportable
sustainable
empirical
empiric
conscientious
blow-by-blow
despotic
moving
magisterial
colorable
refined
fine
intolerant
lurid
ensured
kosher
delineated
devoted
ardent
straight
flat-out
straight out
in earnest
remarkable
zealous
inexorable
spelled out
tried-and-true
finicky
copper-bottomed
canonical
hairline
clearly expressed
serious
deliberate
honest-to-goodness
pigheaded
never-failing
no ifs ands or buts
sharply defined
eloquent
authorised
UK
nice
highly coloured
well grounded
well founded
strong-willed
inch-perfect
on the nail
sticking out a mile
standing out like a sore thumb
sure enough
hell-bent on
on the beam
as plain as day
true to life
bent on
bent upon
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