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Adjective
Strict or exacting in standards
Forbidding or grim in appearance
Without pity or compassion
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
Easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters
Situated at the rear
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
flinty
grim
ramrod
serious
adamant
unsmiling
solemn
forbidding
ruthless
sober
intransigent
steely
stony
unwavering
cast-iron
brutal
headstrong
despotic
overbearing
brassbound
forceful
unfeeling
earnest
rugged
sombre
UK
somber
US
set
implacable
unpermissive
unfriendly
stubborn
cold
gruff
savage
intimidating
louring
lowering
ungentle
fixed
adamantine
sedate
staid
hardline
unshakeable
undeviating
pertinacious
excessive
humourless
UK
humorless
US
peremptory
uncomic
dictatorial
repressive
sobersided
hard-boiled
bossy
weighty
high-handed
lordly
authoritative
willful
wilful
illiberal
magisterial
masterful
stuffy
dogmatic
disapproving
heartless
frowning
po-faced
unemotional
aloof
picky
doctrinaire
stark
frigid
icy
frosty
mean-looking
invariable
nasty
indurate
insensitive
unadaptable
unsentimental
heavy
inconsiderate
punitive
desperate
immutable
bleak
hard-hitting
onerous
dead set
unswerving
tight
businesslike
arbitrary
bound
self-willed
inconvincible
pat
pigheaded
perverse
self-opinionated
opinionated
grievous
spartan
strong
radical
strait-laced
tenacious
incompliant
tyrannous
excruciating
brick-wall
hardhanded
powerful
autocratical
insistent
overweening
tyrannic
hard and fast
dead set on
locked in
set in stone
imperative
dictative
unmerciful
sharp
procrustean
morose
sour
ironhanded
gloomy
sullen
dismal
unfair
abrasive
unjust
uptight
dreary
surly
glowering
menacing
Draconian
punishing
unkind
cool
uncommunicative
poker-faced
puritanical
hard to please
commanding
uncaring
ferocious
rowdy
curt
refractory
pugnacious
unpleasant
wicked
punitory
formal
unpersuadable
stony-hearted
two-fisted
hard-bitten
systematic
meticulous
scrupulous
painstaking
suppressive
immoderate
diehard
hard-shelled
unfaltering
indomitable
tight-lipped
grim-faced
melancholic
crabbed
hard-faced
dejected
saturnine
glum
ugly
sulky
reserved
unvacillating
staunch
ungiving
militant
tactless
chilly
very severe
iron
distant
assiduous
tireless
sedulous
unflagging
unstoppable
irreversible
unchangeable
exact
concrete
unalterable
assertive
crisp
unswayable
unflexible
unappeasable
inhuman
static
unchanging
unvarying
thoughtless
unmoving
changeless
definite
remote
remorseless
vicious
truculent
virulent
forcible
stand pat
not giving an inch
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
trying
burdensome
bitter
searing
inept
undiplomatic
bungling
unabated
unmovable
pounding
mortal
hard-headed
indefatigable
murderous
overstrict
coercive
sadistic
OTT
hard-and-fast
ironclad
ordering
aggressive
imperial
dominant
bidding
tough nut to crack
binding
hanging tough
difficult
bound and determined
confining
cut-and-dried
writ in stone
decided upon
compelling
valid
acrimonious
drawing
convincing
over the top
iron-handed
by the numbers
officious
distressing
cocky
Neronian
pushy
dogmatical
bad
awful
harrowing
straitened
wretched
agonizing
US
tortuous
inhospitable
scabrous
agonising
UK
disastrous
unendurable
calamitous
biting
uncomfortable
painful
comfortless
crushing
discomforting
clamorous
pompous
arrogant
high and mighty
crack-the-whip
throwing weight around
haughty
egotistic
proud
strong-willed
persistent
persevering
stalwart
unshakable
strong-minded
recalcitrant
purposeful
spirited
unmalleable
unbendable
dedicated
committed
vigorous
undaunted
steady
bloody-minded
rock-ribbed
intent
iron-willed
unreasonable
contumacious
uncooperative
bull-headed
contrary
cussed
unshaken
decided
balky
mettlesome
unhesitating
gutsy
valiant
bold
plucky
untiring
fanatical
stable
uncompliant
constant
decisive
driven
full of determination
gritty
unmanageable
stubborn as a mule
cantankerous
settled
bolshie
deaf to reason
brave
courageous
zealous
froward
unaccommodating
doughty
stout-hearted
perseverant
set in one's ways
lionhearted
bent
sure
bent upon
purposive
emphatic
inelastic
manful
die-hard
ardent
stout
true
spunky
frozen
insubordinate
determinate
certain
inexpugnable
ornery
cross-grained
stroppy
bulldog
stiffened
deliberate
inveterate
impliable
keen
enthusiastic
pig-headed
high-spirited
avid
non-flexible
strenuous
fast
obsessed
immalleable
eager
active
rebellious
unbreakable
energetic
awkward
final
wrong-headed
disobedient
ambitious
untoward
taut
pontifical
go-getting
defiant
obstreperous
motivated
opinionative
do-or-die
hell-bent
self-assertive
bent on
hell-bent on
hell-bent upon
compact
restive
industrious
immobile
devoted
inspired
rooted
enterprising
focused
US
entrenched
faithful
loyal
hungry
desirous
obsessive
striving
aspiring
monomaniacal
established
thirsty
compulsive
tough nut
unflappable
flat
narrow-minded
hang tough
four-square
obstructive
inordinate
unswervable
out
focussed
UK
unhelpful
self-starting
hard-driving
unqualified
goal-oriented
extortionate
disobliging
never-failing
one-sided
self-driven
outrageous
unpliable
mule
intrepid
thrawn
opinioned
incurable
locked
swingeing
penal
prejudiced
wayward
consumed
compelled
bigoted
ungovernable
renitent
seasoned
confirmed
sturdy
possessed
heroic
ingrained
unfailing
devout
sky-high
contrarious
galvanized
US
impelled
brittle
categorical
tense
biased
cocksure
reliable
hidebound
still
fixated
obsessional
induced
inalterable
independent
positive
unmoved
trusty
impulsive
besetting
pushed
steered
galvanised
UK
guided
deep-rooted
mean
compulsory
solidified
unsupple
unmodifiable
deep-seated
explicit
true-blue
jelled
wholehearted
intense
meaning business
hell bent on
set in concrete
hardy
confident
enduring
abiding
urged on
well-set
stiff as a board
self-disciplined
unbudgeable
noncompliant
importunate
exasperating
diligent
direct
resistant
non-compliant
firmly-based
fearless
blinkered
petrified
compacted
durable
gallant
nonflexible
impassive
unplacatable
unmollifiable
inescapable
unpacifiable
boneheaded
unreceptive
valorous
unimpressionable
compressed
dense
indurated
rigidified
fossilized
US
bony
unimpressible
starched
hellbent
dauntless
uninfluenced
quiescent
permanent
unrepentant
uncompassionate
impertinent
bullhead
ineluctable
straight
mullish
unruly
never-tiring
patient
resilient
dependable
necessary
assured
fossilised
UK
cold fish
proof against persuasion
passionate
irredeemable
unreformable
impenitent
incorrigible
reprobate
accustomed
shameless
persisting
iron-jawed
heady
as stubborn as a mule
unregenerate
convinced
hard-shell
locked-in
set-on
feisty
high-powered
solid as a rock
undiscouraged
undeterred
mean business
thick-skinned
toughened
set in your ways
narrow
good
pious
down-the-line
stanch
numbed
annealed
unwilling
unamenable
rebel
downright
unchallengeable
unquestionable
clear-sighted
all out
flat-out
straight out
stouthearted
unafraid
undauntable
manly
greathearted
heroical
gutty
adventurous
through and through
no going back
undismayed
intent on
set on
determined to
committed to the idea of
tall in the saddle
on one's mettle
insistent on
intent upon
recusant
whole-hearted
progressive
pioneering
unequivocal
vehement
sagacious
self-confident
preconceived
inductile
inextensible
unresponsive
unsupportive
lion-hearted
in place
in position
like death and taxes
thrusting
nonmoving
in earnest
not put off
not discouraged
small-minded
irrepressible
prevailing
self-asserting
like a ball of fire
on the make
self-seeking
eager beaver
power-loving
career-minded
get up and go
high-reaching
power-hungry
desiring success
unbudging
going
consistent
unpredictable
tried-and-true
allegiant
trustworthy
liege
unquestioning
tiresome
troublesome
nonmotile
negative
agreed
nonstretchable
with one's feet dug in
with one's toes dug in
firm in spirit
perceptive
keen as mustard
animated
tough-minded
resourceful
take charge
intolerant
arranged
preset
immotile
loath
negativistic
averse
reluctant
indisposed
hesitant
predetermined
allotted
specified
prearranged
sticky
defined
decreed
precise
prescribed
non-stretchable
impractical
through-and-through
incommutable
express
planned
irremovable
ideological
unblinking
dictated
mandatory
irrevocable
carved in stone
conclusive
written
unpragmatic
unrealistic
noncooperating
unreciprocate
unreciprocating
noncooperative
nonreciprocal
chiseled
US
chiselled
UK
definitive
stipulated
stated
swivel-eyed
in the bag
not subject to change
holding fixed views
hearty
not cooperative
secure
prescriptive
lusty
fiery
anchored
nailed
quiet
attached
hitched
stationary
hooked
situated
located
unquenchable
burning
furious
granite
made fast
complex
rule-bound
complicated
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
sedate
staid
rough
rugged
sober
earnest
weighty
gloomy
dismal
uncomic
ferocious
intense
glowering
menacing
bleak
sobersided
dreary
sulky
threatening
grumpy
mournful
cantankerous
scowling
funereal
unapproachable
unhumorous
serious-minded
hard
forlorn
drab
vicious
uninviting
stony-faced
poker-faced
po-faced
deadpan
sad
gray
US
grey
UK
dull
downbeat
subdued
unwelcoming
frosty
disagreeable
miserable
dry
long-faced
stiff
aloof
crabbed
cross
grouchy
desolate
depressing
comfortless
tough
formidable
churlish
crusty
straight
boring
tedious
unhappy
frightening
unamusing
strict
wretched
depressive
doleful
grim-faced
resolute
melancholy
dispiriting
disconsolate
dire
morbid
drear
tenebrific
sepulchral
depressed
plutonian
lugubrious
tenebrous
godforsaken
saturnine
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
lonesome
black
blue
dreich
elegiac
lonely
elegiacal
mean-looking
aggressive
aggrieved
indignant
foreboding
temperamental
aggravated
sourpuss
chill
down
Cimmerian
hurting
darkening
muted
straight-faced
quiet
heavy-going
distant
unsympathetic
fell
sinister
savage
gaunt
impassive
expressionless
ominous
businesslike
splenetic
truculent
chilly
cool
nasty
douce
puritanical
enraged
blank
pokerfaced
repellent
off-putting
abhorrent
contemplative
pensive
pitiless
fearsome
unrestrained
callous
fiendish
frightful
irritable
resolved
thoughtful
introspective
reflective
composed
ruminative
cutthroat
beastly
testy
horrible
hellish
bestial
venomous
cranky
dyspeptic
bilious
bearish
acid
bound and determined
bookish
unplayful
deep in thought
ornery
icy
frigid
quarrelsome
strait-laced
obstinate
spiteful
ill-natured
ill-humoured
UK
ill-humored
US
mean-spirited
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
murky
sunless
cloudy
dejected
despondent
sorrowful
melancholic
downcast
disheartening
woeful
dolorous
crestfallen
woebegone
sorry
down in the dumps
discouraging
down in the mouth
downhearted
hopeless
dispirited
low
low-spirited
tearful
pessimistic
inconsolable
pathetic
dim
saddening
heartbroken
cast down
teary
heartsick
heartbreaking
dingy
heartsore
oppressive
distressed
saddened
heartrending
bad
heavy-hearted
heavyhearted
distressing
grief-stricken
brokenhearted
droopy
abject
hangdog
broken-hearted
rueful
despairing
spiritless
mirthless
troubled
piteous
disheartened
grieving
in the dumps
unpromising
discouraged
anguished
in low spirits
unfavourable
UK
unfavorable
US
afflicted
pitiful
bare
impersonal
clinical
upset
dejecting
institutional
demoralized
US
mourning
uncomfortable
inauspicious
tragic
harrowing
demoralised
UK
wistful
grievous
poor
dragged
in the doldrums
decisive
pitiable
colourless
UK
bland
sorrowing
shadowy
colorless
US
unfortunate
monotonous
lamentable
disappointed
mopey
upsetting
draggy
deplorable
hurt
bereaved
unpleasant
sunk in gloom
weepy
chap-fallen
down-and-out
drearisome
dirgelike
disappointing
lackluster
US
unamused
defeatist
dirge-like
painful
sordid
lifeless
crushed
devastated
negative
wintry
US
jarring
wintery
UK
uninspiring
humdrum
lacklustre
UK
execrable
uninteresting
lachrymose
grieved
rotten
lousy
emotional
detestable
unexciting
worrying
tristful
terrible
in the pits
down-hearted
destroyed
in grief
in doldrums
lamenting
blah
fed up
cut up
daunting
out of sorts
in a blue funk
in tears
spartan
in pain
demoralizing
US
with a long face
down and out
plaintive
Stygian
Eeyorish
horrid
threnodic
acheronian
taciturn
deep
disenchanting
distressful
squalid
suspicious
foul
pained
unpropitious
shameful
moping
filthy
inferior
troublesome
tormented
oppressed
listless
dreadful
demoralising
UK
indigent
scurvy
scungy
impoverished
displeasing
bereft
awful
leaden
calamitous
macabre
hapless
crummy
bleeding
dolent
ugly
cast-down
dysphoric
tortured
strained
bowed down
bummed out
dangerous
ill-fated
torn up
on a downer
solitary
uncaring
poignant
formal
unimpassioned
maudlin
nostalgic
overcast
exequial
deathlike
funebrial
crushing
threnodial
crepuscular
unmoved
routine
uniform
moving
touching
displeased
appalling
ghastly
gruesome
afflictive
skeptical
US
deathly
obscure
hollow
regimented
heart-rending
tragical
worthless
distraught
worried
sickening
cynical
atrocious
sable
sterile
sceptical
UK
intolerable
perturbed
bothered
acherontic
depressant
chapfallen
weary
mopish
broody
disadvantageous
given to looking on the black side
dirgeful
choked
gloom-ridden
gutted
disturbed
concerned
gut-wrenching
fatalistic
helpless
bummed
powerless
downtrodden
feel-bad
sick as a parrot
looking on the black side
have the blahs
blue funk
discombobulated
uptight
bugged
sore
shook
antsy
burned
contused
suffering
luckless
discontented
wounded
sage
dignified
shook up
all torn up
racked
agonised
UK
ruthful
agonized
US
ailing
despicable
contemptible
daunted
down in mouth
down in dumps
sick at heart
ponderous
afflicting
alarmist
distrustful
doubting
disgraceful
vile
unenthusiastic
plangent
trashy
shoddy
weeping
emo
ripped
strictly business
stone-faced
destitute
derisory
regretful
adverse
triste
weighed down
languished
languorous
having the blahs
broken
having blue devils
languid
singing the blues
very sad
low in spirits
let down
taken down
in the toilet
low-down
in sorrow
in mourning
shocking
perilous
injurious
full of sorrow
poverty-stricken
flat
deadly
sobering
fatal
strenuous
devastating
ill-starred
destructive
ruinous
paramount
straitened
hard-pressed
lurid
disturbing
unwelcome
discommodious
harmful
undesirable
full of hardship
doubtful
objectionable
exacting
ill-omened
treacherous
direful
ill-boding
chilling
parlous
nightmarish
pressing
precarious
messy
jeopardous
apocalyptic
rocky
very bad
characterless
prosaic
unimaginative
leading
prime
influential
meaningful
landmark
sizable
powerful
super
fateful
prominent
principal
mundane
tame
vapid
uninspired
insipid
tired
earth-shattering
tectonic
super colossal
historic
main
mammoth
strategic
fundamental
big-time
exceptional
eminent
valuable
big league
earthshaking
raging
apathetic
torpid
unanimated
commonplace
lorn
turbulent
malevolent
stormy
tumultuous
volatile
baleful
companionless
vanilla
wearisome
dead
nothing
undistinguished
unsociable
peevish
snappish
crotchety
unresponsive
uncommunicative
ho-hum
run-of-the-mill
mardy
mumpish
waspish
in a bad mood
more ❯
“Ricky's mother's expression was
stern
after she discovered that he had skipped school again.”
Adjective
▲
Without pity or compassion
ruthless
merciless
callous
pitiless
heartless
hard
cruel
unfeeling
inhuman
unsympathetic
harsh
unmerciful
insensitive
remorseless
uncharitable
unsparing
inhumane
brutal
stony
severe
obdurate
compassionless
savage
indurate
uncaring
affectless
soulless
ironhearted
stoney
fierce
vicious
stonyhearted
pachydermatous
desensitised
UK
desensitized
US
barbarous
relentless
insensate
unforgiving
cold
ferocious
grim
unrelenting
inflexible
unbending
barbaric
implacable
sadistic
unpitying
hardhearted
mean
bloodthirsty
unyielding
inexorable
adamant
malevolent
unappeasable
mortal
fell
cutthroat
steely
vindictive
inclement
rancorous
unremitting
revengeful
surly
ironfisted
feral
killer
cold-blooded
hard-hearted
case-hardened
hard-boiled
cold-hearted
stony-hearted
thick-skinned
slash-and-burn
take-no-prisoners
cut-throat
hard-nosed
dog-eat-dog
lacking compassion
marble-hearted
with a heart of stone
without pity
unkind
brutish
uncompromising
strict
intolerant
draconian
violent
murderous
hostile
rough
uncompassionate
spiteful
tough
monstrous
rigid
tyrannous
maleficent
malignant
exacting
oppressive
illiberal
tyrannical
dour
austere
truculent
heavy-handed
flinty
wicked
nasty
malicious
vile
beastly
inconsiderate
fiendish
coldhearted
abusive
mean-spirited
onerous
bestial
wolfish
wanton
hurtful
hardhanded
authoritarian
unemotional
brute
gruff
really hard
butcherly
hard as nails
indifferent
intense
unflinching
tormenting
torturous
unfriendly
ungenerous
adamantine
Rhadamanthine
unloving
rigorous
selfish
thoughtless
heedless
iron-fisted
uncalled-for
despotic
dictatorial
unconcerned
unmoved
mean machine
having a killer instinct
homicidal
browbeating
no-nonsense
bullying
punishing
unpleasant
self-centred
UK
suppressive
vengeful
irreconcilable
evil
punitive
devilish
ramrod
diabolical
heinous
stingy
unfair
ungracious
abominable
atrocious
critical
without sentiment
hideous
ghastly
arch
unchristian
censorious
cynical
cold fish
bitter
antagonistic
hardline
unsympathizing
self-centered
US
hard-shell
hardened
unsentimental
intransigent
nefarious
bloodless
bad
hard-headed
world-weary
hard-bitten
sworn
deadly
indurated
very hard
dastardly
depraved
immoral
sanguinary
pernicious
wrathful
slaughterous
at each other's throats
firm
lacking sentiment
hard-line
hard-edged
hard-shelled
obstinate
headstrong
roughshod
virulent
hateful
toughened by experience
as tough as old boots
as hard as nails
wild
dangerous
aggressive
menacing
furious
fiery
untamed
threatening
unruly
intimidating
rabid
forbidding
fearsome
ungentle
terrible
unrestrained
convulsive
impetuous
frightening
raging
baleful
louring
frightful
delirious
incessive
raving
stark
lowering
uncontrollable
enraged
rugged
undomesticated
fearful
horrible
hellish
angry
frantic
rapacious
infuriated
crazed
mad
primitive
tigerish
venomous
biffo
aggers
bloody
destructive
sanguine
murdering
sanguineous
flagitious
bloody-minded
lethal
villainous
infernal
killing
poisonous
ravening
unkindly
egregious
appalling
demoniac
avaricious
unregenerate
greedy
unrepenting
indefatigable
uncontrite
sour
stone-hearted
crude
coarse
stiff
stringent
bearish
tactless
foul
dreadful
treacherous
infamous
out-and-out
to the death
awful
unprincipled
harrowing
destroying
arduous
sapping
butcherous
ruinous
exhausting
criminal
strenuous
devastating
unsafe
sinister
intimidatory
dodgy
ill-boding
foreboding
ominous
malign
desperate
uncivilised
UK
minatory
viperous
minacious
serpentine
uncivilized
US
abandoned
abhorrent
dark
rowdy
catty
warlike
malefic
gory
fatal
resentful
deathly
acrimonious
avenging
involving bloodshed
hard-fought
heavy
terminal
retaliatory
wreakful
grudging
pestilent
noxious
full of spleen
grudge-bearing
evil-intentioned
ill-natured
out for revenge
ill-disposed
baneful
incurable
vital
pestilential
serious
grievous
mortiferous
dead
mortuary
life-threatening
death-dealing
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
vindictive
hateful
savage
withering
hostile
contemptuous
scorching
ironical
sneering
scoffing
taunting
offensive
disrespectful
irascible
salty
arrogant
jeering
ironic
dry
disparaging
antagonistic
angry
malign
carping
rapier-like
ferocious
ill-natured
snide
malignant
pernicious
polemic
backhanded
derisory
splenetic
poignant
chaffing
vengeful
evil
slashing
fierce
burning
malevolent
wry
bilious
acute
brutal
aggressive
truculent
saucy
needling
contumelious
scurrilous
maleficent
twitting
captious
snappy
malefic
ornery
pithy
weisenheiming
witty
corroding
evil-intentioned
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
unpleasant
belligerent
squint-eyed
embittered
antipathetic
heartless
blistering
callous
choleric
telling
cussed
wise
unsparing
envenomed
belittling
testy
abusive
violent
snarling
disillusioned
baleful
ridiculing
heated
forceful
double-edged
hate-filled
provocative
salt
exciting
racy
crabbed
disdainful
extremely critical
contentious
fiery
querulous
impassioned
bristling
argumentative
icy
tempestuous
ill-humored
US
antisocial
disputatious
quarrelsome
ugly
passionate
hysterical
ill-humoured
UK
alkaline
irreverent
impertinent
destructive
derogatory
vitriolous
erosive
snappish
snippy
acetose
short
disapproving
crisp
cold
ireful
pugnacious
wrathful
unblunted
curt
merciless
resentful
censorious
cantankerous
cross
dripping with malice
sharp-worded
thoughtless
inconsiderate
peppery
ungracious
tongue-in-cheek
unrelenting
edged
pitiless
cranky
crabby
indignant
irate
peevish
sadistic
ruthless
wanton
cold-blooded
offended
implacable
begruding
grudging
sore
insulted
clever
implausible
ridiculous
defiant
contradictory
exaggerated
backbiting
alert
burlesque
jibing
atypical
twisted
uncomplimentary
curious
spicy
quick-witted
inflammable
uncomfortable
spirited
inimical
intolerant
lively
lawless
disagreeable
manic
uneasy
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
intense
great
complete
profound
tremendous
disproportionate
total
extraordinary
unrestrained
strong
unqualified
unwarranted
outright
rank
arrant
pure
OTT
enormous
consummate
prodigious
deep
hard
dreadful
acute
stark
stringent
unmeasurable
monstrous
brutal
unadulterated
unalloyed
dramatic
categorical
supreme
thoroughgoing
a bit much
prodigal
rough
needless
impossible
superfluous
immense
overwhelming
exacting
categoric
flat-out
extortionate
uncalled for
incredible
fair
all-out
definite
maximum
profuse
unconditional
high
pronounced
colossal
cruel
straight-out
profligate
dizzying
uncalled-for
utmost
powerful
clean
blooming
indescribable
surplus
right
over-the-top
significant
cotton-picking
gigantic
demanding
grievous
perfect
deadly
major
fierce
formidable
extra
superabundant
wanton
mighty
bodacious
overabundant
unrestricted
unnecessary
real
huge
firm
extensive
simple
difficult
way out
unfair
sky-high
unutterable
veritable
trying
excruciating
herculean
onerous
inflexible
striking
overindulgent
uncurbed
self-indulgent
uncontrolled
titanic
marked
gargantuan
massive
considerable
plumb
conspicuous
big
flat
proper
vast
overboard
redundant
ultimate
whopping
stratospheric
uttermost
large
humongous
astronomical
unlimited
monumental
max
ambitious
outstanding
unremitting
surpassing
arduous
grim
tedious
challenging
unjust
stone
prohibitive
gruelling
UK
abounding
laborious
grueling
US
torturous
relentless
strenuous
wearisome
ponderous
tortuous
obvious
unbridled
bruising
wearying
backbreaking
glaring
burdensome
agonizing
US
too great
rugged
testing
taxing
stressful
uphill
back-breaking
tall
exhausting
toilsome
top
in excess
deep-dyed
fatiguing
hellish
dead
merciless
unsparing
stupendous
unbounded
hellacious
gratuitous
patent
blank
violent
direct
very
dissipated
agonising
UK
effortful
fulsome
positive
giant
blatant
paramount
unjustifiable
boundless
super
limitless
over the odds
unwarrantable
comprehensive
fantastic
hard-nosed
daunting
crashing
almighty
crippling
unjustified
full-bore
illogical
troublesome
too-too
weighty
forbidding
thorny
bothersome
crushing
harrowing
right-down
overt
awful
regular
vigorous
overflowing
wild
tiring
out of all proportion
overblown
copious
sweeping
too many
tiresome
draining
unforgiving
debilitating
moiling
sweaty
toilful
killer
criminal
diametrical
savage
grinding
wearing
wasteful
ample
painful
sapping
single-minded
whole
energy-consuming
Herculean
capital
exact
ridiculous
epic
matchless
mountainous
shocking
riotous
indulgent
exhaustive
supernatural
more
recrementitious
dear
unmatchable
ginormous
profusive
entire
murderous
thumping
unstinting
pitiless
audacious
absonant
intractable
very great
mega
most
in every respect
impressive
supererogatory
transcendent
dyed-in-the-wool
imperious
nth
up to here
terrible
thundering
inveterate
emphatic
arbitrary
generous
painstaking
atrocious
unsurpassable
incommunicable
unmistakable
galling
distinct
undisguised
brazen
far-out
hard-line
iron-fisted
diehard
hardline
inflated
labored
US
elevated
operose
staggering
upstream
intimidating
cumbersome
uncomfortable
reckless
noticeable
de trop
knackering
slavish
laboured
UK
unbearable
difficile
vicious
hairy
really hard
very hard
tough going
intransigent
undeviating
intensive
overdone
grandiose
dissipative
debauched
apodictic
phenomenal
uncommunicable
unrivalled
UK
theatrical
excess
unbalanced
authoritarian
unhampered
unchecked
ruthless
sizeable
spare
improvident
elaborate
unsurpassed
incomparable
abundant
rampant
exceeding
prolific
hardhanded
astronomic
quintessential
uninhibited
liberal
over
sizable
brassbound
peerless
unneeded
imposing
supernumerary
chronic
appalling
genuine
inimitable
highest
superlative
terrific
mammoth
advanced
plentiful
galore
exuberant
uber
remaining
ideal
unreserved
gushing
rare
dispensable
teeming
luxuriant
bountiful
topmost
expendable
reprehensible
tyrannical
out of control
optimum
heinous
useless
cast-iron
scandalous
out and out
preeminent
manifest
wicked
no end
opulent
alive with
aplenty
thick with
plenty
openhanded
crawling with
a dime a dozen
sumptuous
swarming
bounteous
resounding
concentrated
unrivaled
US
notable
noteworthy
callous
full
effusive
above average
hardheaded
inexorable
heavy-duty
monster
unwanted
whacking
wholesale
overgenerous
last
out of sight
polar
dour
gushy
unsympathetic
naked
unconcealed
unequalable
decisive
conclusive
nonessential
infamous
notorious
hard-core
steadfast
barefaced
leftover
solid
full-scale
sensational
heavy-handed
memorable
transparent
hefty
open
dogged
clear
unrequired
residuary
evident
determined
shameful
apparent
intensified
maxi
hardened
pleonastic
resolute
whopping great
undiluted
grave
superfluent
a bit thick
whacking great
unasked
nerve-racking
drudgy
unnerving
tormenting
worksome
distressful
depleting
uphill battle
killing
by the book
shattering
hard-won
no picnic
marathon
insufferable
sticky
pressing
distressing
solemn
discomforting
dicey
through and through
hazardous
easier said than done
torturesome
high-pressure
unpleasant
jarring
scabrous
problematic
unendurable
troubling
problem
ominous
not easy
harmful
illegitimate
posh
unlawful
peremptory
costing an arm and a leg
out of bounds
pricey
senseless
unrightful
wrongful
inexpressible
Draconian
wildly excessive
indiscriminate
punitory
goodly
humungous
greatest
overpriced
elephantine
undescribable
too
voluminous
uncontrollable
passionate
leviathan
terminal
roaring
very high
best
unreasoned
bitter
raw
unhindered
runaway
dissolute
tempestuous
abandoned
decadent
unstinted
incontinent
ungovernable
searing
open-handed
over the limit
jumbo
nasty
going too far
unmerited
protracted
greedy
headstrong
inhuman
substantive
blown up out of all proportion
complicated
apogean
rip-roaring
fancy-pants
full-blown
full-on
undeserved
inexcusable
a lot
eternal
perpetual
horrible
unfeeling
abrasive
robust
pervasive
complex
dirty great
unregenerate
grossly excessive
heightened
increased
escalated
handsome
healthy
jacked up
unkind
inconsiderate
heartless
insensitive
ostentatious
vile
sneaky
conscienceless
knavish
barbarous
horrifying
unholy
uncivilised
UK
unthinkable
inconceivable
unacceptable
uncivilized
US
ungodly
keen
excessively high
intricate
wrong
ultra
iconoclastic
unused
unproductive
disposable
excellent
errant
perfected
flawless
impeccable
finished
frightful
extremely high
visible
shameless
forcible
broad
staunch
unwavering
indurate
adamant
hard-boiled
ungiving
militant
explosive
outré
bold
immodest
over one's head
rowdy
curt
diametric
obtrusive
palpable
plain
not required
to spare
left over
waste
off
sophisticated
abnormal
disgraceful
surplus to requirements
on your hands
unessential
extraneous
high-impact
backbreaker
like getting blood out of a stone
villainous
iniquitous
infinite
immeasurable
rich
decided
magnificent
showy
lordly
commanding
unmissable
inescapable
irksome
involved
beyond the pale
hard-hitting
truculent
virulent
silly
ludicrous
unfettered
wide-ranging
true blue
unparalleled
untempered
horrific
unequivocal
explicit
express
out of order
brass-necked
slow
exigent
unequalled
UK
unblemished
awesome
fearful
stand pat
wholehearted
forthright
unambiguous
definitive
plain to see
root-and-branch
top-to-bottom
disciplinarian
resolved
obdurate
obstinate
ascetical
immovable
domineering
hardhearted
mulish
ossified
unflinching
astringent
disciplinary
bullheaded
uncharitable
hard-hearted
no-nonsense
browbeating
stiff-necked
ascetic
autocratic
enervating
boring
wretched
revolutionary
everlasting
double-dyed
staring
sure
thunderous
inessential
sticking out a mile
standing out like a sore thumb
as plain as day
crying
as plain as a pikestaff
staring someone in the face
protrusive
standing out a mile
sticking out like a sore thumb
unmatched
super-duper
not giving an inch
indubitable
unquestionable
assured
exerting
very big
nonpareil
fanciful
heroic
ballsy
grand
adventurous
unexampled
certain
unconstrained
identifiable
unequaled
US
Augean
tricky
determinate
plenary
unquestioning
wide
compulsive
obsessive
only
no holds barred
no strings attached
no fine print
one hundred per cent
clear-cut
point-blank
without reservations
no catch
no ifs ands or buts
all out
no kicker
no strings
straight out
thick
lush
persistent
despotic
set
supererogative
habitual
repressive
suppressive
critical
fundamental
ironclad
tight
clinical
confirmed
binding
unpermissive
the most
important
meaningful
landmark
confining
very severe
picky
appreciable
large-scale
material
vital
valid
convincing
compelling
acrimonious
drawing
hyperbolized
overstated
bloated
much
headline
preponderant
cardinal
especial
impactful
high-priority
special
portentous
unforgettable
pivotal
keynote
burning
milestone
fateful
high-level
newsworthy
glorious
particular
crucial
principal
earthshaking
eventful
distinctive
earnest
earth-shattering
signal
resonant
historic
urgent
all-important
worthy of attention
carrying a lot of weight
quantum
front-page
unordinary
ponderable
potent
climacteric
hyped
magnified
pretentious
hard and fast
unreasoning
pathologic
neurotic
pathological
overdrawn
overemphasized
US
hyperbolic
brick-wall
actorly
dead set on
by the numbers
overplayed
overripe
overestimated
overwrought
amplified
overdramatized
aggrandized
melodramatic
sensationalistic
exalted
sensationalist
embroidered
schmaltzy
embellished
spectacular
outsized
farfetched
unrealistic
outsize
hammy
histrionic
stylized
overemphasised
UK
over-elaborate
highly coloured
larger-than-life
highly colored
blown up
most significant
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
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
detached
offish
unbending
unclubbable
standoff
dry
reticent
buttoned-up
undemonstrative
austere
dispassionate
unfeeling
reclusive
taciturn
unconcerned
passionless
restrained
introverted
opposing
lukewarm
wooden
averse
uninterested
anti
retiring
guarded
secretive
incurious
eremitic
apathetic
offhand
uppity
silent
stuffy
shy
quiet
private
down on
unloving
unfavourable
UK
off
unfavorable
US
introvert
close
diffident
self-contained
constrained
annoyed
offended
impudent
impertinent
procacious
insolent
unamiable
agin
conventional
snobbish
laconic
media-shy
closemouthed
close-mouthed
tight-lipped
at odds
retired
set against
malevolent
inhuman
dead set against
cynical
unreceptive
abstracted
phlegmatic
affectless
suspicious
preoccupied
inapproachable
distrustful
proud
confrontational
inaccessible
snooty
impassive
incompatible
short
demure
uptight
hesitant
ceremonious
laid back
self-restrained
allergic
cautious
stuck-up
stuck up
rigid
resistant
prim
putting on airs
dumb
muted
reluctant
strait-laced
keeping people at arm's length
stilted
at variance
oppugnant
at odds with
dissenting from
in disagreement with
at variance with
on the warpath
malign
avoidant
ungenerous
uncooperative
half-hearted
tepid
introspective
disobliging
stolid
xenophobic
unmoved
unaffectionate
contained
contemptuous
withering
seclusive
iced
heartless
mopey
mopish
unenthused
brusque
flinty
sober
cheerless
superior
unsmiling
passive
nongregarious
brooding
scowling
spiritless
callous
hardhearted
stoic
numb
stoical
impassible
repellent
lifeless
alienated
stony-hearted
casual
removed
disinterested
insensitive
lofty
cold-shoulder
belligerent
ascetic
hermitlike
discreet
laid-back
contentious
adverse
independent
hard-hearted
reptilian
thick-skinned
hard-boiled
oppositional
on ice
isolated
cold fish
lone wolf
adversative
accusatorial
argumentative
insular
loveless
hermitic
hermit-like
hermitical
unwilling to mix with other people
acting in opposition
unrevealing
pompous
ungainly
sceptical
UK
non-communicative
self-sufficient
all alone
mute
staid
exact
precise
untalkative
tongue-tied
unconversational
correct
proper
secret
mum
UK
inhumane
pessimistic
speechless
tight-mouthed
wordless
curt
dark
clamlike
loath
unwilling
disinclined
inflexible
affected
starched
mumchance
selfish
hating
egoistic
sarcastic
sardonic
egotistical
narrow-minded
misanthropical
seemly
official
serious
evasive
mom
US
hush-hush
modest
polite
businesslike
at a loss for words
skeptical
US
inhibited
timid
shrinking
self-effacing
indisposed
straight arrow
by the numbers
stiff-necked
unsentimental
on the QT
dried up
buttoned up
clammed up
uneager
perverse
fromward
afraid
disliking
neutral
matter-of-fact
self-controlled
mild
soft-spoken
peaceful
sedate
composed
placid
backward
bashful
gentle
serene
noncommittal
collected
insociable
arrogant
bureaucratic
clinical
incongruous
clashing
hostile to
antagonistic to
resistant to
antipathetic to
ill-disposed to
opposed to
mean-looking
put on airs
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
discordant
having no use for
unfavourably disposed to
antithetical
different
dissimilar
disparate
variant
polar
inconsistent
inharmonious
contradictory
dissonant
irreconcilable
discrepant
mutually exclusive
irresoluble
poles apart
diametrically opposed
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
teetotal
economical
meagre
UK
meager
US
sparing
withdrawn
cheap
stringent
self-controlled
rigid
controlled
self-restraining
inhibited
moderating
scant
scanty
plain
insufficient
skimpy
paltry
dry
forbearing
secluded
inexpensive
modest
bridled
curbed
contemplative
hermit-like
sequestered
exacting
fuel-saving
fuel-efficient
energy-efficient
energy-saving
nonindulgent
solemn
cenobitic
conventual
quiet
single
refraining
straightlaced
forgoing
self-possessed
eschewing
constrained
abnegating
meditative
monachal
cloistral
coenobitic
virgin
unmarried
hermetic
oblate
self-sacrificing
virginal
strait-laced
husbandless
spouseless
unwed
wifeless
pure
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
on the wagon
nondrinking
mean
clean
straight
avoiding alcohol
off the booze
off the sauce
non-drinking
teetotaling
US
teetotalling
UK
close
clearheaded
straightedge
non-intoxicated
sobered up
cold sober
chintzy
penurious
avaricious
careful with money
spare
closefisted
economic
shrewd
wise
illiberal
alcohol-free
scrimpy
uncharitable
skinflinty
took the pledge
as sober as a judge
not drunk
not intoxicated
clear-headed
Prohibitionist
near
budget-conscious
prohibitionist
tightfisted
stewardly
money-conscious
Scrooge-like
cost-conscious
money-grubbing
pinching
stinting
pinchpenny
ungiving
efficient
cost-effective
anti-alcohol
time-saving
work-saving
money-saving
skimping
watchful
curmudgeonly
circumspect
prudential
methodical
practical
on the rims
reasonable
acceptable
fair
bearable
tolerable
inconsiderable
reasoned
non-excessive
within due limits
within limits
within reason
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
judgemental
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
reprobatory
over-rigorous
over-strict
damnatory
admonitory
griping
bellyaching
upbraiding
whingeing
nice
nit-picky
recriminatory
incriminatory
pharisaic
querulous
self-righteous
nitpicky
persnickety
difficult to please
overexacting
impossible to please
blameful
proscriptive
disappointed
fine
abusive
admonishing
opprobrious
grousing
grouchy
moaning
grumbling
subtle
whining
grouching
overrefined
bleating
overexact
overprecise
slighting
reprehensive
comminatory
berating
kvetching
mithering
chuntering
denunciative
comminative
fulminatory
on someone's back
discontented
unsympathetic
deprecating
irritable
crabby
trivial
testy
perverse
thorny
unfair
contrary
unjust
touchy
cantankerous
peevish
petty
acrimonious
petulant
cross
tricky
ultra-critical
accusative
very critical
imputative
accusive
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
▲
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
fussy
nice
straight
staid
smug
conservative
pompous
punctilious
fuddy-duddy
stick-in-the-mud
particular
sedate
pernickety
Pecksniffian
respectable
decorous
precious
old-fashioned
sober
self-righteous
of the old school
sanctimonious
shockable
upright
holier-than-thou
seemly
decent
polite
snobbish
overparticular
ladylike
po-faced
pedantic
self-satisfied
choosy
honourable
UK
honorable
US
ceremonious
delicate
correct
square-toed
meticulous
nit-picking
solemn
refined
fogeyish
goody-two-shoes
virtuous
reserved
overscrupulous
pious
timid
prude
Pharisaic
timorous
niggly
hypocritical
complacent
vain
pi
stodgy
epicene
straight-laced
god-fearing
unctuous
PC
blue-nose
cleanly
good
dapper
stickling
ceremonial
spic-and-span
spruce
wooden
dignified
snooty
conscientious
principled
overcautious
mannered
starched
upstanding
high-minded
politically correct
goody two-shoes
namby-pamby
stiff-necked
posh
impersonal
old-womanish
serious
righteous
ethical
right-minded
conformist
earnest
humourless
UK
fusty
patronising
UK
ostentatious
patronizing
US
condescending
distingué
old-fogeyish
self-important
arrogant
supercilious
humorless
US
dry as dust
magisterial
important
puffy
la-di-da
becoming
befitting
gentlemanly
fit
right
discriminating
suitable
modest
mannerly
fitting
orthodox
picky
done
courteous
dainty
demanding
discerning
sensitive
critical
in line
comme il faut
by the book
meet
comely
de rigueur
by the numbers
well-mannered
exacting
inflexible
fine
finical
pure
persnickety
sharp
choosey
keen
selective
perceptive
faddy
fussbudgety
faddish
finicking
perfectionist
acute
careful
hypercritical
nitpicking
overdelicate
hard to please
over-particular
difficult to please
impossible to please
nit-picky
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 ❯
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
fundament
nates
duff
hindquarters
derriere
keister
caboose
heinie
breech
bootie
keester
hams
hunkers
can
tochus
botty
prat
tail end
jacksie
tushie
tuchis
bazoo
bippy
batty
patootie
rass
clunge
Sitzfleisch
derrière
bahookie
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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sternal cleft
sterncastle
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