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What is another word for
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Adjective
Strict or exacting in standards
Forbidding or grim in appearance
Not having or showing feeling or sympathy
Sharp or severe in manner or style
Very severe or serious
Rude and unpleasant in manner
Not friendly
Characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence
Inclined to find fault too readily
Never relaxing or slackening
Easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters
Situated at the rear
Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion
Noun
The rear of a ship
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Adjective
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Strict or exacting in standards
authoritarian
harsh
strict
tough
uncompromising
draconian
fierce
firm
severe
stringent
austere
dour
drastic
exacting
grave
hard
rigid
rigorous
callous
dire
extreme
hard-line
hard-nosed
heavy-handed
inexorable
oppressive
resolute
steadfast
unsympathetic
autocratic
cruel
demanding
determined
dogged
formidable
hard-core
hardened
hardheaded
hardhearted
hard-hearted
imperious
inflexible
iron-fisted
merciless
no-nonsense
obdurate
obstinate
pitiless
pressing
rough
single-minded
unbending
uncharitable
unflinching
unforgiving
unrelenting
unsparing
unyielding
absolute
ascetic
ascetical
astringent
browbeating
bullheaded
by the book
disciplinary
domineering
dyed-in-the-wool
immovable
intractable
mulish
relentless
resolved
solid
stiff
stiff-necked
disciplinarian
ossified
tyrannical
grim
flinty
serious
forbidding
ruthless
adamant
ramrod
intransigent
brutal
unsmiling
solemn
sober
savage
unwavering
cast-iron
steely
implacable
rugged
brassbound
forceful
stubborn
gruff
stony
unfeeling
intimidating
earnest
sombre
UK
somber
US
louring
ungentle
lowering
headstrong
hardline
overbearing
despotic
unfriendly
set
unpermissive
cold
pertinacious
ferocious
fixed
adamantine
sedate
staid
stark
unshakeable
undeviating
excessive
humourless
UK
humorless
US
uncomic
sobersided
murderous
hard-boiled
opinionated
dogmatic
repressive
remorseless
weighty
high-handed
self-opinionated
authoritative
willful
wilful
illiberal
insistent
magisterial
dictatorial
pigheaded
stuffy
disapproving
frowning
po-faced
aloof
frigid
icy
frosty
doctrinaire
mean-looking
picky
invariable
nasty
indurate
insensitive
unadaptable
heavy
menacing
punitive
inconsiderate
desperate
mortal
peremptory
immutable
unappeasable
bleak
bitter
heartless
hard-hitting
onerous
dead set
unswerving
businesslike
barbarous
tight
inhuman
lordly
unmerciful
vicious
bound
bossy
self-willed
inconvincible
pat
perverse
grievous
spartan
arbitrary
strong
radical
strait-laced
tenacious
sadistic
incompliant
excruciating
brick-wall
aggressive
hardhanded
overweening
dogmatical
masterful
truculent
powerful
locked in
dead set on
hard and fast
set in stone
imperative
dictative
sharp
morose
sour
irreconcilable
gloomy
sullen
dismal
unfair
abrasive
unjust
ironhanded
dreary
surly
commanding
glowering
unsentimental
Draconian
punishing
unkind
swingeing
arch
uncommunicative
poker-faced
cool
hard to please
uptight
uncaring
rowdy
curt
summary
hostile
antagonistic
unpleasant
wicked
refractory
pugnacious
punitory
formal
unpitying
puritanical
stony-hearted
two-fisted
hard-bitten
suppressive
exorbitant
immoderate
diehard
unfaltering
hard-shelled
indomitable
systematic
meticulous
scrupulous
painstaking
tight-lipped
grim-faced
sworn
deadly
melancholic
crabbed
hard-faced
dejected
saturnine
glum
ugly
sulky
reserved
unvacillating
staunch
ungiving
militant
virulent
forcible
unpersuadable
binding
assertive
chilly
unemotional
at each other's throats
iron
distant
tactless
compelling
poignant
valid
acrimonious
drawing
ironclad
convincing
confining
crisp
unswayable
unflexible
very severe
assiduous
tireless
sedulous
unflagging
unstoppable
irreversible
unchangeable
exact
concrete
unalterable
remote
stand pat
not giving an inch
static
unchanging
unvarying
do or die
hard as nails
sticking to one's guns
hold your ground
standing one's ground
hold the line
dug in
hold the fort
standing pat
thoughtless
pontifical
fanatical
unmoving
changeless
definite
ordering
imperial
dominant
bidding
by the numbers
inept
undiplomatic
bungling
unabated
unmovable
pounding
hard-headed
indefatigable
trying
burdensome
searing
biased
overstrict
coercive
OTT
hard-and-fast
tough nut to crack
difficult
prejudiced
intolerant
impractical
speculative
theoretical
opinionative
opinioned
hanging tough
bound and determined
cut-and-dried
zealous
ideological
unpragmatic
unrealistic
swivel-eyed
hypothetical
writ in stone
decided upon
over the top
one-sided
holding fixed views
bigoted
iron-handed
officious
distressing
tyrannous
autocratical
tyrannic
cocky
Neronian
pushy
bad
awful
harrowing
straitened
wretched
agonizing
US
tortuous
inhospitable
scabrous
agonising
UK
disastrous
unendurable
calamitous
biting
uncomfortable
painful
comfortless
crushing
discomforting
wild
clamorous
pompous
arrogant
high and mighty
crack-the-whip
throwing weight around
haughty
egotistic
proud
violent
barbaric
dangerous
furious
fiery
untamed
feral
unruly
threatening
fell
fearsome
bloodthirsty
malevolent
terrible
rabid
brute
malignant
unrestrained
impetuous
raging
fiendish
frightful
convulsive
frightening
brutish
baleful
delirious
monstrous
incessive
inhumane
cutthroat
raving
beastly
uncontrollable
enraged
undomesticated
fearful
hellish
angry
frantic
infuriated
crazed
mad
butcherly
horrible
rapacious
bestial
animalistic
primitive
tigerish
venomous
biffo
aggers
strong-willed
persistent
stalwart
persevering
strong-minded
unshakable
recalcitrant
spirited
purposeful
unmalleable
unbendable
bloody-minded
steady
dedicated
contrary
rock-ribbed
committed
unreasonable
vigorous
iron-willed
contumacious
uncooperative
undaunted
bull-headed
balky
intent
cussed
valiant
decided
unmanageable
mettlesome
unshaken
plucky
cantankerous
stable
constant
unhesitating
gutsy
gritty
bold
froward
lionhearted
unaccommodating
doughty
uncompliant
stout-hearted
brave
decisive
courageous
bolshie
untiring
settled
stubborn as a mule
set in one's ways
deaf to reason
full of determination
driven
perseverant
insubordinate
sure
emphatic
purposive
obstreperous
ornery
inelastic
manful
stroppy
die-hard
awkward
true
stout
spunky
rebellious
bent upon
bent
frozen
disobedient
invulnerable
untoward
determinate
certain
inexpugnable
defiant
cross-grained
wrong-headed
bulldog
restive
stiffened
deliberate
impliable
pig-headed
entrenched
high-spirited
non-flexible
strenuous
fast
immalleable
ardent
established
unconquerable
unbreakable
unmoved
final
invincible
obstructive
wayward
taut
intrepid
impregnable
hidebound
ungovernable
disobliging
dauntless
do-or-die
unamenable
bent on
hell-bent on
hell-bent upon
compact
immobile
heroic
devoted
thrawn
tiresome
rooted
focused
US
faithful
loyal
troublesome
fractious
enthusiastic
keen
inveterate
importunate
avid
undefeatable
eager
obsessed
narrow-minded
inalterable
active
contrarious
unflappable
impenetrable
feisty
impassable
flat
unmodifiable
energetic
four-square
unbeatable
enduring
abiding
unswervable
out
focussed
UK
unhelpful
unqualified
fearless
go-getting
fossilized
US
never-failing
self-assertive
hell-bent
mule
irremovable
unassailable
unsurpassable
unpliable
insuperable
narrow
ambitious
motivated
rebel
secure
locked
renitent
lacking compassion
recusant
sturdy
fossilised
UK
cold-hearted
insurmountable
bulletproof
categorical
ingrained
unfailing
devout
industrious
permanent
brittle
inspired
tense
reliable
enterprising
aspiring
thirsty
fussy
still
desirous
perfectionist
obsessive
prescribed
monomaniacal
independent
striving
resistant
unreceptive
hungry
positive
compulsive
critical
trusty
impassive
deep-rooted
mean
compulsory
solidified
unsupple
querulous
cocksure
tough nut
incommutable
undismayed
deep-seated
explicit
true-blue
hypercritical
jelled
wholehearted
with a heart of stone
irrepressible
intense
unpredictable
hang tough
meaning business
negative
hell bent on
self-starting
hard-driving
confident
goal-oriented
set in concrete
hardy
stiff as a board
over-particular
self-driven
well-set
hard to satisfy
self-disciplined
unbudgeable
gallant
valorous
noncompliant
exasperating
diligent
mullish
petrified
direct
non-compliant
firmly-based
compacted
blinkered
high-stake
winner-take-all
zero-sum
win-or-lose
durable
nonflexible
bony
indurated
rigidified
unplacatable
unmollifiable
inescapable
unpacifiable
boneheaded
unimpressionable
compressed
dense
unimpressible
starched
hellbent
uninfluenced
quiescent
manly
greathearted
gutty
stouthearted
unafraid
undauntable
heroical
resilient
impertinent
bullhead
unrepentant
uncompassionate
ineluctable
straight
incurable
unwilling
never-tiring
patient
dependable
passionate
undisciplined
necessary
lion-hearted
inordinate
assured
indestructible
persisting
cold fish
proof against persuasion
iron-jawed
as stubborn as a mule
high-powered
unresponsive
unsupportive
undiscouraged
undeterred
heady
hard-shell
locked-in
set-on
outrageous
extortionate
convinced
solid as a rock
mean business
thick-skinned
toughened
good
down-the-line
pious
stanch
numbed
annealed
adventurous
insoluble
thorny
indocile
problematic
knotty
clear-sighted
all out
flat-out
straight out
set in your ways
sagacious
vehement
self-confident
no going back
tall in the saddle
on one's mettle
insistent on
intent upon
intent on
set on
determined to
committed to the idea of
vindictive
progressive
pioneering
unsurmountable
untameable
not put off
not discouraged
preconceived
inextensible
inductile
thrusting
agreed
in place
in position
like death and taxes
negativistic
averse
loath
reluctant
indisposed
hesitant
sticky
inviolable
self-asserting
like a ball of fire
self-seeking
get up and go
power-hungry
on the make
eager beaver
power-loving
high-reaching
desiring success
arranged
preset
cold-blooded
firm in spirit
perceptive
keen as mustard
animated
tough-minded
resourceful
take charge
penal
predetermined
allotted
confirmed
specified
prearranged
allegiant
liege
unquestioning
tried-and-true
trustworthy
consumed
compelled
nonmoving
safe
nonstretchable
whole-hearted
defined
decreed
precise
with one's feet dug in
with one's toes dug in
all-or-nothing
unbudging
possessed
mandatory
conclusive
dictated
irrevocable
carved in stone
written
in earnest
planned
express
nonmotile
prevailing
seasoned
irresistible
supreme
untouchable
unattackable
sore
galvanized
US
impelled
unblinking
sky-high
consistent
going
non-stretchable
immotile
definitive
stipulated
stated
induced
fixated
obsessional
unitary
undifferentiated
uniform
not cooperative
perpetual
in the bag
not subject to change
fastidious
boorish
argumentative
finicky
pushed
steered
guided
impulsive
besetting
galvanised
UK
judgmental
chiseled
US
chiselled
UK
irritable
vexed
testy
choosy
captious
snappy
temperamental
chippy
quarrelsome
disputative
oafish
prickly
bearish
huffy
delicate
overcritical
irascible
particular
ungracious
grumbly
finical
hard to handle
invidious
sensitive
ill-natured
crotchety
uppity
touchy
discontented
dissatisfied
rude
crabby
irritating
impolite
disputatious
through-and-through
indelible
sacrosanct
ageless
well-established
hearty
impermeable
unquestionable
downright
unchallengeable
overexacting
exigent
cavilling
UK
nagging
lasting
unvaried
ineradicable
unchanged
monolithic
small-minded
quibbling
disparaging
possessive
sticklerish
faultfinding
overscrupulous
needy
hairsplitting
caviling
US
censuring
cavillous
lusty
fascistic
unequivocal
egotistical
urged on
limiting
enforceable
traditional
customary
conventional
classical
sealed
burning
unquenchable
granite
cynical
demeaning
carping
censorious
anchored
water-resistant
imperviable
watertight
waterproof
nailed
quiet
hitched
hooked
situated
attached
stationary
located
fixed as the laws of the Medes and Persians
legislating
sanctioned
didactic
preceptive
normative
accepted
made fast
high-maintenance
untouched
immune
closed
unaffected
complex
rule-bound
over-rigorous
fault-finding
over-strict
over-exacting
over-censorious
water-repellent
hermetic
proof
rheumatic
aching
complicated
prescriptive
unpierceable
inaccessible
unapproachable
impervious
hermetically sealed
rainproof
bureaucratic
involved
more ❯
“The government decided that
stern
measures had to be taken to quell the uprising.”
Adjective
▲
Forbidding or grim in appearance
grim
forbidding
serious
somber
US
steely
harsh
humorless
US
humourless
UK
bitter
frowning
implacable
intimidating
moody
solemn
sombre
UK
sour
sullen
surly
angry
fiery
furious
glum
hostile
inhospitable
joyless
morose
stark
stony
unfriendly
ungentle
unsmiling
brooding
cheerless
cold
crabby
critical
dark
disapproving
mean
mortified
no-nonsense
unappeasable
flinty
boot-faced
cast-iron
severe
dour
austere
fierce
gruff
grave
lowering
louring
rough
rugged
sedate
staid
sober
earnest
weighty
dismal
uncomic
gloomy
bleak
sobersided
dreary
intense
mournful
funereal
unhumorous
ferocious
hard
threatening
forlorn
drab
stony-faced
poker-faced
po-faced
glowering
menacing
deadpan
sad
gray
US
grey
UK
dull
unapproachable
downbeat
subdued
unwelcoming
frosty
serious-minded
miserable
dry
long-faced
stiff
aloof
vicious
desolate
depressing
uninviting
comfortless
tough
straight
boring
tedious
sulky
unhappy
scowling
frightening
unamusing
strict
wretched
depressive
doleful
grumpy
grim-faced
resolute
melancholy
dispiriting
disconsolate
dire
morbid
drear
cantankerous
tenebrific
sepulchral
depressed
plutonian
lugubrious
tenebrous
godforsaken
saturnine
lonesome
black
blue
dreich
elegiac
lonely
elegiacal
sourpuss
chill
down
Cimmerian
hurting
darkening
muted
straight-faced
quiet
heavy-going
gaunt
unsympathetic
impassive
expressionless
businesslike
douce
puritanical
blank
pokerfaced
chilly
cool
disagreeable
nasty
contemplative
pensive
aggressive
aggrieved
indignant
foreboding
ominous
temperamental
aggravated
enraged
formidable
distant
pitiless
repellent
off-putting
abhorrent
fearsome
unrestrained
crabbed
churlish
callous
fiendish
frightful
resolved
thoughtful
introspective
reflective
composed
ruminative
cutthroat
beastly
fell
sinister
savage
cross
horrible
hellish
bestial
venomous
splenetic
grouchy
truculent
crusty
bound and determined
bookish
unplayful
deep in thought
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
mean-looking
icy
frigid
strait-laced
significant
profound
consequential
exigent
substantial
vital
material
urgent
pivotal
major
important
crucial
considerable
key
monumental
portentous
appreciable
acute
eventful
heavyweight
momentous
major league
heavy-duty
hefty
big
heavy
underlined
difficult
cold sober
of great import
no joke
of moment
of great importance
life and death
of great consequence
high-priority
life-and-death
no laughing matter
of significance
all-important
matter of life and death
of consequence
big deal
far-reaching
more ❯
“Ricky's mother's expression was
stern
after she discovered that he had skipped school again.”
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
severe
soulless
stonyhearted
ironhearted
pachydermatous
desensitised
UK
desensitized
US
unemotional
insensate
cool
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
stoney
brutal
strict
relentless
mean
unkind
barbarous
unpitying
implacable
hardhearted
fierce
savage
cut-throat
sadistic
rigid
grim
draconian
barbaric
rigorous
bloodthirsty
brutish
intolerant
hard-nosed
illiberal
inclement
authoritarian
exacting
heavy-handed
ferocious
vicious
unremitting
unappeasable
cutthroat
dog-eat-dog
malevolent
vindictive
inconsiderate
mean-spirited
austere
monstrous
murderous
ramrod
ironfisted
spiteful
really hard
with a heart of stone
hurtful
wanton
tyrannous
maleficent
truculent
wolfish
violent
bestial
rough
oppressive
tyrannical
hard as nails
stringent
killer
rancorous
fell
mortal
feral
revengeful
surly
demanding
punishing
without pity
unloving
solid
punitive
constant
vengeful
ungenerous
unconcerned
selfish
thoughtless
heedless
intense
cynical
unpleasant
self-centred
UK
without sentiment
unsentimental
stingy
unfair
ungracious
hard-headed
world-weary
hard-bitten
browbeating
cold fish
gruff
no-nonsense
bullying
unchristian
censorious
tormenting
torturous
indurated
unflinching
unsympathizing
self-centered
US
lacking sentiment
hard-line
hard-edged
hard-shelled
obstinate
headstrong
very hard
despotic
dour
abusive
dictatorial
iron-fisted
toughened by experience
suppressive
onerous
uncalled-for
mean machine
having a killer instinct
as tough as old boots
as hard as nails
hardhanded
hard-shell
critical
homicidal
wicked
evil
fiendish
devilish
diabolical
heinous
abominable
atrocious
vile
hideous
ghastly
nasty
malicious
malignant
nefarious
bloodless
beastly
dastardly
depraved
immoral
sanguinary
pernicious
brute
roughshod
wrathful
virulent
hateful
slaughterous
butcherly
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Sharp or severe in manner or style
astringent
severe
harsh
acerbic
caustic
austere
mordant
sharp
cutting
rough
exacting
incisive
penetrating
piercing
sarcastic
sardonic
scathing
searing
stinging
strict
trenchant
acerb
cruel
grim
hard
hurtful
poisonous
rigid
rigorous
spiteful
unkind
vicious
waspish
wounding
acidulous
catty
mordacious
sarky
snarky
stringent
acetic
acrid
biting
bitter
tonic
acrimonious
barbed
vitriolic
nasty
malicious
venomous
abrasive
scalding
corrosive
pungent
acidic
brusque
satirical
satiric
acid
pointed
keen
smart-alecky
rancorous
smart-aleck
smart-mouthed
rude
devastating
critical
virulent
tart
unfriendly
churlish
razor-edged
scornful
mean
derisive
mocking
cynical
savage
vindictive
withering
hostile
contemptuous
scorching
hateful
ironical
sneering
scoffing
taunting
offensive
disrespectful
irascible
salty
arrogant
jeering
ironic
disparaging
dry
malign
carping
ferocious
ill-natured
snide
malignant
pernicious
antagonistic
angry
corroding
backhanded
derisory
splenetic
chaffing
rapier-like
evil
slashing
fierce
burning
malevolent
wry
bilious
brutal
aggressive
truculent
saucy
needling
contumelious
scurrilous
maleficent
polemic
twitting
captious
malefic
vengeful
ornery
poignant
weisenheiming
evil-intentioned
squint-eyed
erosive
heartless
blistering
callous
acute
choleric
cussed
wise
unsparing
envenomed
belittling
abusive
violent
snarling
disillusioned
baleful
ridiculing
testy
double-edged
hate-filled
crabbed
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
disdainful
pithy
snappy
extremely critical
belligerent
contentious
unpleasant
embittered
witty
antipathetic
alkaline
irreverent
impertinent
destructive
derogatory
telling
vitriolous
crisp
cold
ireful
pugnacious
wrathful
curt
snappish
snippy
acetose
short
disapproving
unblunted
resentful
merciless
censorious
cantankerous
cross
provocative
salt
exciting
racy
forceful
stimulating
dripping with malice
sharp-worded
thoughtless
inconsiderate
peppery
ungracious
tongue-in-cheek
unrelenting
edged
cranky
crabby
indignant
irate
peevish
pitiless
sadistic
ruthless
wanton
offended
implacable
begruding
grudging
sore
insulted
cold-blooded
clever
implausible
ridiculous
defiant
contradictory
exaggerated
backbiting
alert
burlesque
jibing
atypical
twisted
uncomplimentary
curious
spicy
quick-witted
dissolvent
oxidizing
US
eroding
anti-alkaline
disintegrative
bleaching
rusting
heated
oxidising
UK
fiery
querulous
impassioned
bristling
argumentative
inflammable
icy
uncomfortable
spirited
inimical
intolerant
tempestuous
lively
ill-humored
US
lawless
disagreeable
antisocial
disputatious
quarrelsome
ugly
passionate
manic
hysterical
ill-humoured
UK
uneasy
eating away
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Very severe or serious
extreme
radical
excessive
dire
drastic
desperate
harsh
severe
strict
unbending
uncompromising
far-reaching
forceful
inordinate
momentous
serious
tough
consequential
exaggerated
exceptional
heavy
immoderate
outrageous
remorseless
rigid
sharp
substantial
undue
unmitigated
unreasonable
unrelenting
unusual
unyielding
zealous
austere
draconian
egregious
exorbitant
extravagant
fanatical
punishing
punitive
rigorous
steep
stiff
absolute
baroque
devilish
downright
ferocious
flagrant
gross
intemperate
oppressive
overkill
preposterous
remarkable
thorough
uncommon
unconscionable
unconventional
unmerciful
unseemly
fabulous
fancy
improper
imprudent
insane
intolerable
irrational
lavish
nonsensical
overdue
overextravagant
overmuch
overweening
plethoric
sheer
swingeing
towering
utter
out-and-out
over the top
too much
O.T.T.
out of proportion
disproportionate
unwarranted
extortionate
unrestrained
uncalled for
needless
uncalled-for
unmeasurable
superfluous
OTT
stringent
a bit much
high
unnecessary
prodigal
dizzying
profuse
sky-high
unfair
profligate
enormous
unjustifiable
unwarrantable
strong
unjust
wanton
cruel
surplus
great
extra
superabundant
hard
overabundant
unjustified
way out
complete
inflexible
self-indulgent
overindulgent
uncurbed
over-the-top
stratospheric
firm
redundant
overboard
monstrous
uncontrolled
abounding
unbridled
rough
too great
pricey
unrestricted
overpriced
in excess
fulsome
violent
brutal
extraordinary
immense
whopping
unbounded
dissipated
monumental
gratuitous
huge
tremendous
exacting
boundless
super
limitless
hard-nosed
dear
criminal
illogical
elevated
too-too
absonant
arbitrary
over the odds
overflowing
wild
up to here
copious
sweeping
unacceptable
too many
unneeded
costing an arm and a leg
diametrical
out of all proportion
direct
ample
extensive
single-minded
unlimited
exact
vast
epic
ridiculous
massive
astronomical
riotous
indulgent
ruthless
recrementitious
supernatural
more
wasteful
giant
major
relentless
prodigious
intractable
fantastic
pitiless
senseless
overblown
considerable
far-out
posh
unrightful
unlawful
wrongful
peremptory
supererogatory
iron-fisted
savage
hard-line
out of bounds
large
diehard
hardline
imposing
reckless
de trop
significant
undeviating
intransigent
unmerited
inexcusable
expensive
undeserved
grandiose
dissipative
debauched
supreme
unprovoked
excess
unbalanced
outstanding
grim
very great
unhampered
unchecked
exceeding
big
shocking
spare
prohibitive
elaborate
abundant
rampant
gigantic
prolific
hardhanded
authoritarian
uninhibited
profound
magnificent
appalling
liberal
over
impressive
colossal
intense
wicked
unstinting
nasty
supernumerary
dramatic
mountainous
cast-iron
brassbound
ludicrous
advanced
not required
plentiful
exuberant
generous
galore
diabolical
mammoth
remaining
gushing
horrifying
humongous
dispensable
inhuman
teeming
luxuriant
bountiful
expendable
out of control
useless
crawling with
no end
opulent
a dime a dozen
sumptuous
alive with
aplenty
thick with
profusive
plenty
tyrannical
swarming
bounteous
openhanded
callous
stupendous
effusive
above average
hardheaded
demanding
inexorable
uncivilised
UK
uncivilized
US
ungodly
unwanted
overgenerous
polar
gushy
imperious
unsympathetic
heavy-handed
nonessential
hard-core
steadfast
leftover
vicious
merciless
unrequired
residuary
illegitimate
dyed-in-the-wool
pleonastic
superfluent
unasked
by the book
harmful
over the limit
overripe
marked
distinct
unreasoned
Draconian
wildly excessive
costly
indiscriminate
going too far
untempered
punitory
very
too
passionate
uncontrollable
absurd
theatrical
overdone
unpardonable
indefensible
unforgivable
raw
dissolute
unhindered
tempestuous
abandoned
runaway
unsuitable
inappropriate
voluminous
ungovernable
incontinent
open-handed
non-essential
unreserved
definite
tall
greedy
sizable
sizeable
blown up out of all proportion
fancy-pants
very high
unbecoming
very expensive
lofty
a lot
far-fetched
onerous
grievous
wrong
despotic
summary
soaring
inept
untimely
ill-advised
underhanded
unapt
unfitting
forbidden
indecorous
sinister
inapt
ill-timed
illegal
unseasonable
imbalanced
unfeeling
abrasive
grossly excessive
substantive
ruinous
crippling
bitter
rugged
off
complicated
unused
unproductive
disposable
inflated
excessively high
extremely high
suppressive
repressive
without justification
unkind
heartless
insensitive
inconsiderate
decadent
murderous
trying
excruciating
burdensome
searing
left over
waste
to spare
forcible
ostentatious
ambitious
complex
outré
heightened
escalated
handsome
increased
healthy
jacked up
entire
diametric
surplus to requirements
extraneous
on your hands
unessential
headstrong
a bit thick
out of order
striking
multistorey
sky-scraping
rowdy
curt
immodest
audacious
bold
intricate
daylight robbery
highway robbery
costing a bomb
a rip-off
comprehensive
thoroughgoing
exhaustive
hard-hitting
truculent
virulent
robust
costing the earth
out of sight
over one's head
paramount
titanic
Brobdingnagian
surpassing
superior
altitudinous
abnormal
intensified
total
unthinkable
inconceivable
sneaky
conscienceless
knavish
reprehensible
barbarous
unholy
lordly
commanding
showy
improvident
inessential
sophisticated
very severe
staunch
adamant
hard-boiled
unwavering
indurate
ungiving
militant
infinite
immeasurable
astronomic
transcendent
hulking
sublime
stellar
ginormous
tight
mega
mighty
unfettered
thumping
silly
monster
gargantuan
pervasive
difficult
involved
fierce
airy
imperial
preeminent
spiring
aerial
unmatchable
ultimate
towery
skyscraping
beyond the pale
dour
grave
ultra
iconoclastic
revolutionary
ballsy
fanciful
grand
adventurous
heroic
super-duper
binding
stand pat
uncharitable
solid
disciplinarian
resolved
dogged
obdurate
hardened
hard-hearted
unforgiving
obstinate
no-nonsense
resolute
ascetical
immovable
domineering
hardhearted
browbeating
mulish
ossified
formidable
stiff-necked
ascetic
unsparing
determined
unflinching
pressing
astringent
autocratic
disciplinary
bullheaded
set
compelling
poignant
valid
powerful
acrimonious
drawing
picky
unpermissive
ironclad
convincing
brick-wall
confining
not giving an inch
tricky
supererogative
lush
wide-ranging
scandalous
atrocious
root-and-branch
top-to-bottom
by the numbers
hard and fast
dead set on
terrible
horrible
disgraceful
heinous
infamous
abominable
villainous
offensive
unspeakable
nefarious
abhorrent
horrendous
beastly
iniquitous
evil
odious
dreadful
horrid
hideous
loathsome
shameful
nauseating
ghastly
foul
unbearable
vile
sickening
insupportable
unendurable
insufferable
barbaric
infernal
fiendish
maddening
exasperating
impossible
distressing
execrable
godawful
hellacious
depraving
flagitious
debasing
contumelious
scurrilous
malevolent
shaming
disgracing
ignoble
despicable
contemptible
debauching
corrupt
notorious
degenerate
sinful
opprobrious
very bad
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Rude and unpleasant in manner
abrasive
cutting
biting
harsh
rough
sharp
caustic
hard
severe
tough
nasty
cruel
grating
bitter
vitriolic
acerbic
annoying
brusque
brutal
irritating
unfeeling
unpleasant
abusive
callous
curt
galling
hurtful
insensitive
unkind
wounding
acerb
comfortless
inconsiderate
pitiless
unsympathetic
aggressive
argumentative
gruff
hateful
rude
spiky
unfriendly
hard to take
rubbing the wrong way
unrefined
coarse
uncouth
uncultured
crude
loutish
churlish
ungracious
impolite
vulgar
blunt
discourteous
crass
boorish
ill-bred
uncivil
obscene
foul
unpolished
indelicate
indecent
lewd
dour
ribald
profane
oafish
uncultivated
offensive
unmannerly
ill-mannered
bluff
brutish
indecorous
fierce
gross
forbidding
vulgarian
bawdy
bearish
inelegant
austere
filthy
dirty
stiff
rugged
roughcast
grim
untutored
intimidating
louring
inhuman
steely
grievous
stark
bad-mannered
mean
flinty
hardhanded
lowbred
improper
oppressive
artless
ungentle
heavy
insensible
unceremonious
tasteless
lowbrow
onerous
common
loud
foul-mouthed
murderous
roughneck
raffish
unladylike
lowering
incult
ungentlemanly
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
severe
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
stony
forbidding
standoffish
fierce
hard
unemotional
emotionless
steely
ungregarious
ungenial
asocial
unresponsive
uncompanionable
solitary
remote
uninvolved
formal
unhappy
depressing
off-putting
discouraging
unenthusiastic
cold as ice
cold-hearted
undemonstrative
detached
unfeeling
offish
restrained
apathetic
dispassionate
passionless
unconcerned
unbending
heartless
insensitive
austere
reticent
taciturn
wooden
controlled
disinterested
diffident
ceremonious
inhibited
unloving
repellent
uncaring
lukewarm
self-controlled
unclubbable
standoff
impassive
retiring
shy
secretive
dry
quiet
self-contained
close-mouthed
demure
unmoved
close
cautious
modest
prim
untouched
bashful
gentle
mild
serene
soft-spoken
peaceful
noncommittal
sedate
collected
composed
reclusive
placid
backward
eremitic
conventional
calm
phlegmatic
buttoned-up
stoical
impassible
affectless
stoic
stolid
numb
self-restrained
unstirred
rigid
passive
guarded
cold-shoulder
uppity
loveless
unexpressive
callous
introverted
dead
deadpan
blank
bland
hollow
vacant
expressionless
toneless
obdurate
nowhere
unaffected
imperturbable
nonemotional
unimpassioned
immovable
flat
laid back
cruel
halfhearted
tough
harsh
aversive
repugnant
mean
unpitying
uncompassionate
matter-of-fact
cool, calm and collected
stony-eyed
unsavoury
UK
iced
objectionable
unattractive
inapproachable
unlikeable
inaccessible
seclusive
contemptuous
withering
malign
malevolent
flinty
silent
unsmiling
bad-tempered
off
lifeless
hesitant
ill-tempered
unsavory
US
private
constrained
media-shy
closemouthed
shrinking
timid
tight-lipped
laconic
self-effacing
dumb
retired
snobbish
abstracted
neutral
incurious
casual
removed
preoccupied
uninterested
introvert
impartial
ardorless
thick-skinned
impervious
impotent
unromantic
laid-back
stuck up
putting on airs
pokerfaced
straight-faced
poker-faced
stuffy
proud
insociable
arrogant
stuck-up
mean-looking
put on airs
keeping people at arm's length
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence
ascetic
abstemious
abstinent
frugal
austere
celibate
severe
spartan
monastic
monkish
puritanical
anchoritic
chaste
cloistered
continent
eremitic
hermitic
nunlike
reclusive
rigorous
solitary
Spartan
strict
abstaining
ascetical
disciplined
harsh
monklike
mortified
self-abnegating
other-worldly
self-denying
non-indulgent
self-disciplined
hair-shirt
temperate
moderate
sober
abstentious
restrained
self-restrained
simple
withdrawn
teetotal
economical
meagre
UK
secluded
meager
US
hermit-like
sequestered
sparing
cheap
hermetic
stringent
self-controlled
rigid
controlled
self-restraining
inhibited
moderating
scant
scanty
plain
insufficient
skimpy
paltry
dry
forbearing
inexpensive
retiring
isolated
modest
bridled
curbed
contemplative
exacting
fuel-saving
fuel-efficient
energy-efficient
energy-saving
nonindulgent
solemn
cenobitic
conventual
quiet
introverted
unsociable
antisocial
seclusive
misanthropic
recluse
single
refraining
straightlaced
forgoing
self-possessed
eschewing
constrained
abnegating
meditative
monachal
cloistral
coenobitic
secluse
reserved
lone
eremitical
standoffish
virgin
unmarried
oblate
self-sacrificing
virginal
strait-laced
husbandless
spouseless
unwed
wifeless
pure
shut away
maiden
intact
nunnish
maidenly
thrifty
virtuous
provident
saving
careful
prudent
unwasteful
canny
parsimonious
scrimping
sensible
cautious
miserly
penny-pinching
forehanded
ungenerous
grasping
close-fisted
stingy
tight
cheese-paring
tight-fisted
economizing
US
mingy
cheeseparing
penny-wise
chary
economising
UK
conserving
meticulous
discreet
wary
preserving
tightwad
mean
close
penurious
chintzy
avaricious
closefisted
illiberal
tightfisted
spare
uncharitable
stinting
pinching
near
greedy
pinchpenny
pennywise
Scrooge-like
money-grubbing
skimping
curmudgeonly
selfish
skinflinty
petty
covetous
churlish
costive
grudging
acquisitive
ungiving
careful with money
scrimpy
miserable
circumspect
ironfisted
shrewd
wise
farsighted
efficient
cost-effective
time-saving
work-saving
money-saving
grabby
watchful
prudential
methodical
practical
cheapskate
hungry
snoep
money-grabbing
on the rims
skinflint
rapacious
beggarly
money-conscious
hard-fisted
narrow
financially savvy
economic
budget-conscious
Scotch
mercenary
tight-wad
stewardly
hoarding
cost-conscious
extortionate
ignoble
sagacious
forearmed
politic
equipped
judicious
well-prepared
vigilant
commonsensical
foresighted
forethoughtful
far-seeing
expedient
prepared
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Inclined to find fault too readily
overcritical
cavilling
UK
captious
carping
fault-finding
hypercritical
pedantic
pernickety
hair-splitting
over-censorious
over-particular
picky
quibbling
caviling
US
critical
fastidious
faultfinding
finicky
fussy
hairsplitting
hard to please
judgmental
meticulous
nit-picking
over-exacting
overparticular
overscrupulous
pass-remarkable
perfectionist
punctilious
rejective
analytical
belittling
biting
calumniatory
cavillous
censorious
censuring
choleric
condemning
contemptuous
critic
cutting
cynical
demanding
demeaning
derogatory
diagnostic
disapproving
discerning
discriminating
disparaging
exacting
exceptive
harsh
humbling
judgy
lowering
nagging
niggling
nitpicking
overnice
particular
penetrating
reproachful
sarcastic
satirical
scolding
severe
sharp
trenchant
withering
condemnatory
deprecatory
denunciatory
reproving
scathing
denouncing
full of reproof
castigatory
unforgiving
culpatory
accusatory
vituperative
reprehending
reproaching
complaining
chiding
severely critical
frowning
criticizing
US
discouraging
dissatisfied
unfavorable
US
pejorative
disapprobatory
unfavourable
UK
boot-faced
damning
hostile
knocking
displeased
negative
slating
criticising
UK
pettifogging
accusing
reprobative
judgemental
reprobatory
over-rigorous
over-strict
damnatory
admonitory
griping
bellyaching
upbraiding
recriminatory
incriminatory
whingeing
nice
nit-picky
querulous
nitpicky
persnickety
difficult to please
overexacting
impossible to please
blameful
disappointed
proscriptive
fine
abusive
admonishing
opprobrious
grousing
grouchy
moaning
grumbling
subtle
whining
grouching
overrefined
bleating
pharisaic
self-righteous
overexact
overprecise
slighting
reprehensive
comminatory
berating
kvetching
accusative
mithering
chuntering
denunciative
comminative
fulminatory
on someone's back
discontented
imputative
accusive
deprecating
unsympathetic
irritable
crabby
trivial
testy
perverse
thorny
unfair
contrary
unjust
touchy
cantankerous
peevish
petty
acrimonious
petulant
cross
tricky
very critical
ultra-critical
trying
uncompromising
importunate
strict
intractable
clamorous
tiresome
tough
obstinate
rigorous
dictatorial
overbearing
unaccommodating
inflexible
insistent
unmanageable
hard
imperious
troublesome
stringent
unbending
exigent
difficult
unamenable
fractious
hardheaded
firm
sticklerish
stiff
obdurate
needy
possessive
unsparing
stubborn
unflinching
unreasonable
hard-line
serious
hard to satisfy
high-maintenance
tyrannical
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Never relaxing or slackening
unremitting
continual
continuous
incessant
perpetual
unbroken
unceasing
ceaseless
constant
relentless
sustained
unabating
assiduous
continued
continuing
diligent
endless
indefatigable
inexorable
interminable
nonstop
non-stop
persistent
remorseless
running
steady
unabated
unending
uninterrupted
unrelenting
unrelieved
unsparing
unwavering
unyielding
aeonian
around-the-clock
chronic
connected
consecutive
dateless
enduring
eternal
everlasting
frequent
hard
harsh
oft-repeated
ongoing
permanent
persisting
recurrent
regular
repeated
repetitive
round-the-clock
sedulous
staying
timeless
unalleviated
unchanging
unfailing
unflagging
unvarying
unwaning
unwearied
without respite
never-ending
unfaltering
dogged
tireless
untiring
unswerving
determined
lasting
steadfast
persevering
perennial
abiding
resolute
staunch
undying
undeviating
immortal
habitual
unflinching
fixed
unstoppable
tenacious
unshakeable
firm
unwearying
inexhaustible
even
unfluctuating
imperishable
weariless
prolonged
dedicated
recurring
single-minded
consistent
solid
uniform
industrious
stable
always-on
patient
ageless
deathless
pertinacious
energetic
dynamic
without end
infinite
zealous
vigorous
resolved
implacable
decided
intense
active
amaranthine
unvacillating
sure
unfading
invariant
set
insistent
perdurable
round the clock
enthusiastic
day-and-night
indomitable
keen
dead set on
periodic
immovable
boundless
unhesitating
periodical
indestructible
immutable
changeless
unqualified
unflappable
never-failing
sempiternal
undivided
grim
steady-going
devoted
lingering
spirited
forceful
Herculean
purposeful
undisturbed
obstinate
stout
laborious
strong
stubborn
painstaking
successive
monotonous
fast
untroubled
secure
interminate
unappeasable
nagging
grind
perky
hyper
jumping
indelible
neverending
plugging
ingrained
strenuous
hard-working
never-tiring
unshakable
unshaken
predictable
rhythmic
direct
without interruption
without stopping
inflexible
long-lasting
pat
dependable
invariable
never-changing
reliable
stabile
forever
brick-wall
day and night
on a treadmill
unchangeable
equable
bound and determined
set in stone
ever-abiding
stalwart
driven
limitless
loyal
unretiring
ever-enduring
maintained
protracted
lengthy
undaunted
24-hour
inevitable
niggling
inescapable
irrevocable
unavoidable
unlimited
unintermitted
faithful
long
pushy
without ceasing
cursive
gnawing
regularized
US
standardised
UK
regularised
UK
straight
smooth
extended
closed
unstinting
eager
never-ceasing
world-without-end
all day long
unassailable
standardized
US
stationary
unchanged
extensive
mulish
pigheaded
stiff-necked
bound
unquestioning
wholehearted
long-term
drawn out
drawn-out
through
straightforward
in succession
deep-rooted
remaining
lifelong
long-lived
durable
long-standing
surviving
stretched out
numerous
many
established
same
rigid
static
sound
no end to
with no let-up
no end of
irreversible
on the go
ball of fire
countless
absolute
certain
well-founded
always urgent
for ever and ever
unruffled
profound
deep
progressive
without a break
without surcease
bent on
meaning business
uncontrollable
total
adamant
iron
deep-dyed
irremovable
inexpungible
old
indissoluble
longstanding
perseverant
going all the way
go-go
unstinted
undeterred
fireball
plodding
clamorous
iterative
a great many
very many
committed
cast-iron
nonrandom
till the cows come home
in for the long haul
unquenchable
intrusive
loud
noisy
vociferous
obtrusive
focused
US
perseverative
intent
unconstrained
inextinguishable
eager beaver
all-year-round
focussed
UK
unmanageable
unrestrainable
uncontainable
insuppressible
unrestrained
hanging tough
irrepressible
incorrigible
intractable
wild
ever-pressing
dead set
stout-hearted
illimitable
conscientious
busy
indefinite
tough nut
out of control
immemorial
always
hell-bent
ironclad
unsinkable
never give up
termless
thorough
attentive
ultra-careful
meticulous
tied-up
close
hopping
searching
elaborate
punctilious
studious
engaged
employed
scrupulous
particular
rigorous
careful
bustling
working
occupied
minute
nose to grindstone
stop at nothing
pedantic
strict
religious
fussy
unalterable
unvaried
uncompromising
hard-and-fast
unbending
level
settled
stringent
orderly
definite
standing
determinate
final
hard and fast
homogeneous
incommutable
inalterable
unmodifiable
systematic
true
on an even keel
frozen
flat
inexpugnable
prevailing
binding
hard-line
calm
unequivocal
tranquil
controlled
hidebound
disciplined
incontestable
incontrovertible
unaltering
homogenous
metrical
equal
matching
monolithic
regimented
undiversified
exacting
ordered
nonnegotiable
entrenched
symmetrical
balanced
methodical
ineradicable
tight
regulated
systematized
US
consonant
unadaptable
arranged
returning
concrete
inveterate
systematised
UK
obdurate
closely controlled
strictly controlled
iron-fisted
exact
stiff
unmoving
locked in
dyed-in-the-wool
solid as a rock
flowing
fluent
sine qua non
clear-cut
unaffected
unaltered
fluid
frictionless
plain
living
classic
fresh
unspoiled
youthful
alike
not changing
long-established
expected
long-running
devout
impenetrable
unmovable
moderate
temperate
true to type
atemporal
agelong
agreed
yearlong
annual
yearly
seasonal
never dying
non-extreme
fair
hard-nosed
unbreakable
specified
hardheaded
hardened
deep-seated
irreparable
not changeable
organized
US
infallible
true-blue
predetermined
preset
rooted
repetitious
repeating
reoccurring
intermittent
fossilized
US
fixed as the laws of the Medes and the Persians
perduring
jelled
solid as rock
going on
well-established
sacrosanct
neat
tidy
well grounded
similar
severe
telling
indisputable
convinced
satisfied
confident
valid
indubitable
positive
undeniable
real
genuine
doubtless
free from doubt
convincing
unquestionable
for a fact
clear
persuaded
assured
well-set
unitary
undifferentiated
for keeps
like the Rock of Gibralter
equivalent
identical
dull
strictly regulated
composed
intransigent
fail-safe
surefire
can't-miss
unerring
set in concrete
organised
UK
well-organized
well-ordered
restricted
staying put
patterned
measured
austere
bottomless
serene
forever and a day
fated
fateful
well-proportioned
ossified
normal
compatible
plumb
well-balanced
tough
authoritarian
brassbound
fossilised
UK
ramrod
unpermissive
incompliant
congruous
mechanical
harmonious
accordant
alternating
punctual
precise
cyclic
serial
tried and true
tried-and-true
delivering
there
come-through
trustworthy
rock solid
tried and tested
counted on
bullheaded
peaceful
sedate
recollected
placid
possessed
coolheaded
limpid
unemotional
collected
cool
on a tight rein
writ in stone
tough nut to crack
cut-and-dried
strait-laced
decided upon
heavy-handed
undoubting
of a piece
unperturbed
together
unworried
in order
fixed as the laws of the Medes and Persians
confining
in a straight line
self-composed
self-possessed
even-tempered
draconian
rigidly enforced
remove
more … than one can shake a stick at
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters
prudish
prim
puritanical
Victorian
formal
niminy-piminy
old-maidish
priggish
prissy
schoolmarmish
starchy
strait-laced
stuffy
moralistic
puritan
bluenosed
demure
goody-goody
governessy
mimsy
narrow-minded
nice-nelly
old-maid
overmodest
overnice
proper
schoolmistressy
squeamish
straightlaced
straitlaced
affected
artificial
austere
bigoted
conventional
fastidious
finicky
genteel
Grundyish
illiberal
mincing
narrow
offish
overexact
precise
pretentious
rigid
rigorous
scrupulous
severe
simpering
square
stiff
stilted
uptight
prim and proper
ascetic
forbidding
pietistic
tight-laced
disapproving
fanatical
spartan
sententious
strict
censorious
hair-shirt
moral
abstinent
abstemious
conforming
nice
fussy
smug
conservative
fuddy-duddy
punctilious
pompous
stick-in-the-mud
particular
pernickety
Pecksniffian
straight
staid
respectable
polite
old-fashioned
decorous
correct
refined
self-righteous
precious
of the old school
sanctimonious
shockable
sedate
upright
holier-than-thou
overparticular
po-faced
pedantic
self-satisfied
choosy
honourable
UK
honorable
US
ceremonious
delicate
square-toed
seemly
meticulous
dignified
nit-picking
snobbish
gentlemanly
sober
mannerly
decent
courteous
befitting
ladylike
fogeyish
goody-two-shoes
virtuous
reserved
well-mannered
de rigueur
overscrupulous
pious
timid
prude
Pharisaic
timorous
niggly
hypocritical
complacent
vain
pi
epicene
straight-laced
god-fearing
unctuous
PC
overcautious
blue-nose
cleanly
good
dapper
stickling
ceremonial
spic-and-span
spruce
wooden
stodgy
conscientious
principled
becoming
politically correct
goody two-shoes
namby-pamby
mannered
starched
solemn
old-womanish
upstanding
high-minded
fit
right
stiff-necked
suitable
modest
fitting
righteous
ethical
right-minded
orthodox
done
impersonal
deadly
musty
conformist
in line
comme il faut
by the book
meet
comely
by the numbers
humourless
UK
fusty
old-fogeyish
foetid
UK
self-important
hot
bloated
warm
fetid
US
arrogant
smoky
supercilious
humorless
US
as dry as dust
smelly
magisterial
important
puffy
discriminating
picky
dainty
demanding
discerning
sensitive
critical
exacting
inflexible
fine
cultured
finical
pure
persnickety
sharp
choosey
keen
selective
cultivated
perceptive
faddy
fussbudgety
faddish
finicking
perfectionist
acute
careful
elegant
polished
hypercritical
nitpicking
overdelicate
hard to please
over-particular
difficult to please
impossible to please
nit-picky
sophisticated
civil
courtly
urbane
stylish
well-bred
civilized
US
gracious
couth
accomplished
well bred
posh
well mannered
distingué
fashionable
chivalrous
patronising
UK
ostentatious
confined
la-di-da
civilised
UK
intolerant
hollow
patronizing
US
well-behaved
snooty
discreet
graceful
condescending
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Situated at the rear
postern
posterior
hindmost
hind
rear
aft
tail
backside
extremity
hindquarters
reverse
tailpiece
hindpart
back end
far end
tail end
back
end
rearward
endmost
rearmost
hinder
caudal
trailing
after
behind
last
mizzen
hindermost
astern
retral
final
backward
abaft
dorsal
posticous
aftermost
following
furthest back
furthest behind
at the end
nearest the rear
next
succeeding
subsequent
in back of
aback
back of
in the wake of
remotest
furthest
extreme
utmost
ultimate
outermost
ulterior
farthest away
furthest away
far
outer
furthermost
lattermost
outmost
finishing
uttermost
outlying
farthermost
farthest
at the back of the queue
far-off
at the back
bringing up the rear
most remote
most distant
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion
turbulent
tumultuous
wild
violent
anarchic
lawless
stormy
tempestuous
agitated
disorderly
chaotic
rowdy
unruly
unstable
explosive
mutinous
riotous
roller-coaster
rough
rugged
seditious
unbridled
unsettled
boisterous
obstreperous
refractory
uproarious
bitter
demonstrative
destructive
excited
fiery
in turmoil
passionate
perturbed
rambunctious
rampant
raucous
roughhouse
shaking
storming
termagant
uncontrolled
untamed
vehement
vociferous
full of conflict
full of confusion
full of upheavals
full of ups and downs
unrestrained
restless
raging
rumbustious
fierce
noisy
full-on
clamorous
frenzied
hysterical
disturbed
irregular
rowdydowdy
out of control
more ❯
Noun
▲
The rear of a ship
rear
rear end
tail
after part
back
poop
quarter
backside
behind
buttocks
bottom
seat
rump
bum
posterior
butt
haunches
cheeks
buns
tush
fanny
booty
nates
fundament
hindquarters
duff
keister
derriere
caboose
heinie
breech
bootie
keester
hams
hunkers
can
tochus
botty
prat
tail end
jacksie
tushie
tuchis
bazoo
bippy
batty
patootie
rass
Sitzfleisch
clunge
bahookie
derrière
BTM
sit-upon
rusty dusty
jacksy
hind end
back end
tailpiece
hind part
end
aft
back side
tag end
gluteus maximus
moon
buttock
thighs
hips
rudder
empennage
hindpart
reverse
extremity
far end
fag end
last part
hindmost part
end part
other side
rear side
afterpart
rearward
hind
postern
heel
occiput
rearguard
back part
other end
rear part
rear guard
cheek
butt-cheek
mound
arsecheek
ham
bum-cheek
hurdies
junk in the trunk
uropygium
more ❯
“Luke was found by himself at the
stern
of the ship, just staring away into the sky.”
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