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What is another word for
strict
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Strict or exacting in standards
(
of a rule or discipline
)
Rigidly enforced, typically demanding total obedience or observance
Exact in correspondence or adherence to something
To an absolute degree
Following carefully and exactly a set of rules
Exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way
Not easy to please or satisfy
Cruel or harsh in nature
Self-disciplined or ascetic
Very severe or serious
In an organized manner
Characterized by conventional forms of ceremony and behavior
Adhering excessively to law
Tending to favor the status quo and averse to change
Excessively concerned with rules and order
(
of an action
)
Performed well and with precision
(
of a secret
)
Carefully guarded
(
of something abstract
)
Perceived only with attention to detail or subtlety
… more ▼
▲
Adjective
▲
Strict or exacting in standards
harsh
rigid
hard
rigorous
severe
stern
stringent
tough
dour
inflexible
oppressive
unbending
authoritarian
draconian
uncompromising
unyielding
disciplinary
firm
forbidding
illiberal
adamant
grim
picky
uptight
adamantine
bullheaded
determined
exacting
fixed
hardline
headstrong
indurate
intractable
intransigent
invariable
obdurate
obstinate
pertinacious
puritanical
relentless
resolute
set
solid
steadfast
stubborn
stuffy
unadaptable
undeviating
unpermissive
unpersuadable
unrelenting
unshakeable
unsparing
unwavering
cast-iron
dead set
hard-line
heavy-handed
iron-fisted
no-nonsense
austere
cruel
ruthless
stiff
merciless
immovable
inexorable
hard-nosed
extreme
drastic
flinty
pitiless
implacable
ramrod
rough
unforgiving
brutal
single-minded
unsympathetic
excessive
onerous
hardheaded
unchangeable
hardened
tyrannical
definite
punishing
brassbound
heartless
heavy
hard-hearted
fierce
unfeeling
hard-and-fast
unalterable
immutable
serious
burdensome
callous
stiff-necked
demanding
hard and fast
grave
dogged
savage
pigheaded
forceful
punitive
strong
set in stone
opinionated
ironclad
trying
hardhanded
murderous
solemn
stony
remorseless
mulish
uncharitable
unsmiling
weighty
self-opinionated
unvarying
radical
arduous
cold
inhuman
diehard
locked in
unchanging
taxing
domineering
difficult
entrenched
sedate
earnest
settled
staid
astringent
challenging
hard-boiled
humourless
UK
humorless
US
bound
unmerciful
determinate
crushing
uncomic
ossified
sober
sobersided
grievous
inexpugnable
searing
crippling
iron-handed
bitter
inordinate
exigent
rugged
dyed-in-the-wool
immoderate
unreasonable
strenuous
cold-hearted
po-faced
steely
ferocious
unsentimental
dogmatic
unkind
outrageous
gruelling
UK
doctrinaire
wilful
sombre
UK
fanatical
tiring
perverse
somber
US
unswerving
hidebound
willful
insistent
draining
grinding
staunch
inconvincible
pat
insensitive
stable
concrete
final
tenacious
hardcore
resolved
rooted
certain
enervative
wearing
uphill
stressful
self-willed
vicious
hard-core
established
sharp
hellish
sapping
stony-hearted
excruciating
cold-blooded
binding
killing
nasty
pontifical
opinionative
opinioned
desperate
back-breaking
grueling
US
despotic
prejudiced
bigoted
repressive
dire
extortionate
unfaltering
uncaring
hard-hitting
really hard
unappeasable
incommutable
biased
emphatic
ingrained
refractory
unflinching
forcible
decided
hard-bitten
formidable
swingeing
penal
unmalleable
inalterable
incompliant
frozen
flat
unswayable
gruff
deep-rooted
iron
unmoving
indomitable
deep-seated
hard-shelled
sky-high
stoney
affectless
categorical
decisive
iron-willed
truculent
stand pat
hardhearted
browbeating
compassionless
desensitized
US
stonyhearted
ironhearted
businesslike
desensitised
UK
one-sided
standing one's ground
take-no-prisoners
hard as nails
by the book
absolute
well-set
not giving an inch
clear-cut
incontestable
incontrovertible
Draconian
spartan
ungiving
militant
unfair
abrasive
unjust
abusive
ironhanded
punitory
unemotional
inconsiderate
tight
unvacillating
rowdy
curt
iniquitous
fast
overstrict
OTT
blinkered
unaccommodating
preconceived
locked
over the top
intense
unbreakable
crisp
unflexible
cocksure
imperious
pressing
autocratic
virulent
uncompliant
recalcitrant
unpitying
irreversible
exact
cool
case-hardened
static
testing
unmoved
wearying
overburdening
debilitating
inveterate
jelled
unflappable
very hard
changeless
dug in
standing pat
ascetical
ascetic
lacking compassion
vindictive
cynical
dreary
douce
pugnacious
disciplinarian
superincumbent
tricky
set in one's ways
do or die
hold your ground
hold the line
hold the fort
hostile
inclement
bullying
unhumorous
dull
set in your ways
narrow
two-fisted
downright
unchallengeable
unquestionable
sticking to one's guns
with a heart of stone
serious-minded
conservative
tough nut to crack
thick-skinned
inhumane
soulless
pachydermatous
insensate
slash-and-burn
hard-headed
world-weary
unplacatable
unmollifiable
unpacifiable
writ in stone
cut-and-dried
strait-laced
decided upon
confident
unequivocal
ironfisted
mean
necessary
solid as a rock
indurated
reactionary
narrow-minded
mean business
small-minded
bound and determined
wrong-headed
lacking sentiment
hard-edged
as tough as old boots
toughened by experience
as hard as nails
dogmatical
suppressive
dictated
mandatory
irrevocable
carved in stone
conclusive
written
set in concrete
compulsory
arbitrary
fundamentalist
complex
rule-bound
caustic
acerbic
very severe
intolerant
mordant
complicated
cutting
impractical
hardass
bureaucratic
officious
involved
zealous
ideological
scathing
trenchant
sarcastic
stinging
penetrating
sardonic
piercing
incisive
unpragmatic
unrealistic
bull-headed
bloody-minded
toilsome
wearisome
swivel-eyed
acerb
wounding
hurtful
poisonous
waspish
spiteful
die-hard
brick-wall
holding fixed views
stalwart
snarky
catty
mordacious
sarky
acidulous
uninviting
assertive
true
whole-hearted
constant
distant
surly
sullen
unapproachable
aloof
in earnest
committed
dominant
purposeful
intent
prevailing
persistent
sure
unshaken
persevering
unshakable
unqualified
seasoned
acrid
acetic
biting
tonic
crabbed
sour
threatening
glum
churlish
going
bent
positive
explicit
consistent
grumpy
intimidating
ungentle
louring
cross
fell
sinister
menacing
stark
lowering
strong-willed
morose
bleak
scowling
sulky
do-or-die
never-failing
bent on
splenetic
cantankerous
glowering
crusty
gray
US
grouchy
grey
UK
bent upon
through-and-through
hell-bent on
bad-tempered
hell-bent upon
hang tough
dead set on
ill-tempered
mean-looking
boot-faced
more ❯
“I have to leave now because my parents are very
strict
when it comes to my curfew.”
Adjective
▲
(
of a rule or discipline
)
Rigidly enforced, typically demanding total obedience or observance
stringent
rigid
rigorous
regimented
uncompromising
exacting
inflexible
controlled
disciplined
firm
ironclad
tight
binding
confining
fixed
resolute
set
invariable
unwavering
unadaptable
unalterable
undeviating
changeless
immutable
unchanging
draconian
unchangeable
unvarying
cast-iron
closely controlled
hard-line
iron-fisted
rigidly enforced
strictly controlled
procrustean
remove
severe
harsh
tough
stern
demanding
brassbound
hard
unyielding
unbending
unsparing
by the book
ordered
scrupulous
painstaking
systematic
meticulous
solid
tenacious
imperious
precise
regimental
stiff
extreme
unpermissive
rough
forceful
picky
drawing
convincing
acrimonious
compelling
valid
powerful
hard-nosed
dyed-in-the-wool
hard and fast
brick-wall
dead set on
by the numbers
more ❯
“I have now resolved to go on a
strict
diet for health reasons.”
Adjective
▲
Exact in correspondence or adherence to something
accurate
exact
precise
literal
meticulous
scrupulous
careful
conscientious
fastidious
unerring
painstaking
particular
punctilious
unwavering
faultless
rigorous
stringent
thorough
defined
judicious
unmistakable
veridical
errorless
methodical
rigid
systematic
detailed
perfect
specific
unambiguous
certain
definitive
flawless
reliable
correct
explicit
infallible
formal
pinpoint
delicate
uncompromising
clear-cut
error-free
faithful
close
true
authentic
right
fussy
proper
genuine
veracious
factual
spot-on
attentive
finicky
valid
religious
diligent
exacting
bang on
heedful
punctual
on the button
sound
assiduous
nice
definite
regular
veritable
elaborate
pedantic
persnickety
honest
laborious
just
concrete
spot on
indubitable
bona fide
legitimate
verbatim
dead-on
solid
fine
actual
ultra-careful
studious
refined
good
scientific
sedulous
direct
mathematical
truthful
searching
on the money
on the nail
undeviating
distinct
real
minute
certifiable
certified
perfectionist
word for word
undistorted
demanding
on the nose
unquestionable
industrious
hairline
fair
unadulterated
loving
exhaustive
thoroughgoing
on the mark
pernickety
dinkum
unvarnished
on the beam
admissible
watertight
orderly
on-target
discriminating
realistic
lifelike
sharp
finical
right on
credible
nitpicking
matter-of-fact
complete
skilful
UK
skillful
US
conscionable
pure
word-perfect
full
picky
unabridged
unembellished
true to life
authoritative
inerrant
sure-enough
inch-perfect
indisputable
dead on
convincing
deft
discriminative
clear
unequivocal
verisimilar
ultraprecise
undeniable
effective
absolute
undoubted
express
impeccable
deliberate
hard
so
kosher
unqualified
downright
dependable
prim
irrefutable
strenuous
fact-based
sheer
established
cautious
dedicated
intensive
categorical
on target
by the book
by the numbers
blow-by-blow
in-depth
official
persevering
zealous
trustworthy
justified
severe
veristic
similar
creditable
tangible
loyal
narrow
overnice
simple
well-founded
telling it like it is
determined
critical
well defined
existent
letter for letter
evident
intrinsic
confirmed
incontrovertible
verifiable
verified
outright
hard-working
proven
provident
appropriate
standard
straightforward
constant
unmistaken
amen
echt
circumspect
thoughtful
letter-perfect
legit
as it really happened
hair-splitting
clearly defined
incontestable
substantiated
perceptible
inescapable
demonstrated
word-for-word
authenticated
palpable
pukka
pucka
regardful
concerned
nit-picky
letter-for-letter
normal
observant
to the letter
selfdisciplined
discreet
chary
bull's-eye
in every respect
de facto
high-principled
going to great lengths
minding p's and q's
calculated
measured
resembling
unswerving
uncounterfeited
bonafide
unfaked
sterling
well-established
up front
original
unfailing
microscopic
thinking twice
crystal clear
utter
extremely careful
steadfast
out-and-out
duteous
stickling
especial
ordered
controlled
total
very
in depth
unmitigated
consummate
satisfactory
univocal
reputable
particularized
US
conclusive
undisputed
unimpeachable
unrefuted
inflexible
choosy
overscrupulous
unalloyed
arrant
conforming
orthodox
literatim
sure
immaculate
solemn
OK
surgical
determinate
decisive
individual
stiff
crossing the t's
white-glove
dotting the i's
well organized
acceptable
O.K.
natural
subtle
puritanical
tough
choosey
sticklerish
fixed
priggish
prissy
itemized
US
righteous
stone
okay
equitable
unelaborated
well-defined
finely tuned
without error
characteristic
archetypal
representative
guileless
typical
ingenuous
archetypical
straight from the horse's mouth
the real McCoy
for real
based on facts
textbook
clocklike
specialized
US
particularised
UK
itemised
UK
specialised
UK
dainty
exquisite
nuanced
artless
unaffected
objective
plain
on the right track
for sure
on track
right stuff
along the right lines
true-blue
undeceptive
average
unpretentious
undesigning
unpretending
fitting
picture-book
dead right
model
unbroken
to a T
picture-perfect
perfected
classic
whole
to a turn
polished
set
right as rain
on the ball
on the right lines
free of error
cooking with gas
according to Hoyle
line for line
line by line
honest-to-goodness
dinky-di
real McCoy
nominal
ultra-fine
fine-drawn
finicking
hairsplitting
incorrupted
finespun
winning
superior
nifty
busy
nit-picking
active
technical
bare
line-for-line
on the level
as true as I'm sitting here
on the line
on the up and up
as true as I'm standing here
like it is
engaged
upright
not figurative
occupied
moral
tireless
bustling
working
honourable
UK
ethical
logical
reasonable
employed
principled
cut-and-dried
black-and-white
unflagging
honorable
US
upstanding
persistent
rational
justifiable
reasoned
defensible
warrantable
commonsensical
firm
levelheaded
sober
defendable
warranted
commonsense
commonsensible
sensible
informed
hopping
prompt
incorruptible
vindicable
keen
timely
responsible
seasonable
balanced
well grounded
cogent
well-grounded
plugging
immediate
speedy
dutiful
unremitting
early
earnest
pious
expeditious
recurrent
steady
periodic
cyclic
quick
ready
fussbudget
stickler
on schedule
high-minded
to schedule
in time
on time
spot on time
under the wire
when expected
in good time
on the dot
well timed
bang on time
identical
nailed down
on the numbers
comprehensive
ideal
circumstantial
manifest
lucid
understandable
special
obvious
suitable
blunt
positive
true-to-life
vivid
specified
unblemished
graphic
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deadly
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indefectible
extensive
naturalistic
diametrical
seamless
extreme
guaranteed
photographic
emphatic
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all-embracing
patent
safe
supreme
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perspicuous
final
entire
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transparent
unblurred
fail-safe
clearly expressed
spelled out
undivided
accepted
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undisputable
flat
irreproachable
exemplary
elaborated
best
apt
overt
near
documentary
nonfictional
discrete
seriatim
historical
rich
single
living
speaking
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naturalist
unexaggerated
comprehensible
fit
straight
encyclopedic
US
candid
photo-realistic
three-dimensional
sure-fire
quintessential
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stark
distinctive
unflawed
stated
failsafe
absolutely true
foolproof
encyclopaedic
UK
just so
nonambiguous
inerrable
all right
satisfying
desired
exactly right
true-life
open-and-shut
polar
easily understandable
all-out
soup to nuts
all the way
royal
plenty
whole-hog
full-dress
slam-bang
from A to Z
lethal
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canonical
singular
case
given
topical
completely true
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preferable
alike
true in every respect
entirely true
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inevitable
vérité
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what really happened
what actually happened
prepared
invariable
one hundred percent true
apparent
separate
isolated
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profound
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irrefragable
representational
relevant
in accordance with reality
undoubting
unquestioned
A-okay
ten out of ten
note-perfect
self-evident
personal
totally true
identified
unchallengeable
cinematic
filmic
graspable
recognized
US
mainstream
familiar
inveterate
rooted
universal
usual
accustomed
acknowledged
thoroughpaced
pertinent
prototypical
unconditional
last
deciding
intricate
experienced
uncontested
plentiful
copious
profuse
abundant
lavish
ample
identifiable
dead-center
wholly true
exclusive
peremptory
liberal
sufficient
uncontradicted
unarguable
persuasive
accomplished
unanswerable
supported
circumstantiated
validated
unassailable
unadorned
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absolutely right
very accurate
exactly correct
firsthand
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to the point
no ifs ands or buts
stone cold
nailed-on
in accordance with the facts
audible
well-suited
ultimate
tailor-made
holding water
holding up
standing up
essential
elemental
beyond doubt
as plain as the nose on your face
not vague
hunky-dory
hands-down
made to order
just the job
unbiased
unprejudiced
diametric
due
beyond question
beyond a doubt
as sure as eggs is eggs
holding up in wash
black and white
sharply defined
hard and fast
cut and dried
surefire
unbeatable
can't-miss
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just what we need
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broad-ranging
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necessary
required
eloquent
first-hand
visual
retentive
card-carrying
frank
forthright
illustrative
recognised
UK
tried and true
handy
agreeable
effectual
useful
always effective
apodictic
tried and tested
helpful
undeceivable
omniscient
never failing
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intense
acute
developed
stainless
telling
lively
descriptive
uninhibited
straight from horse's mouth
optimum
sincere
outspoken
intact
meet
qualified
felicitous
pretty
becoming
suited
prudent
befitting
punchy
lurid
powerful
colourful
UK
enumerated
colorful
US
copybook
unconcealed
upfront
brutal
undisguised
harsh
unveiled
delineated
prime
peak
top
de règle
clean
point-by-point
prerequisite
chosen
intended
preferred
needed
idyllic
foremost
moving
incisive
raw
open
at length
narrative
well drawn
factualistic
well delineated
well expressed
leaving nothing to the imagination
evocative
highly coloured
finest
selected
rightful
choicest
choice
straight from the shoulder
looked-for
anticipated
plain-spoken
warts and all
open and shut
without blemish
best possible
without fault
sought after
called for
pre-eminent
best-case
more ❯
“You must follow the steps in a
strict
manner or the recipe will be a disaster.”
Adjective
▲
To an absolute degree
absolute
complete
categorical
full
total
unequivocal
utmost
utter
outright
ultimate
pure
sheer
thorough
unadulterated
unmitigated
arrant
categoric
undivided
dead
profound
unconditional
unreserved
all-out
out-and-out
“Be assured that your testimony will be handled with
strict
confidence.”
Adjective
▲
Following carefully and exactly a set of rules
devout
fundamentalist
orthodox
pious
religious
conservative
reverent
traditional
conscientious
prayerful
pure
dedicated
devoted
faithful
true
genuine
loyal
sincere
staunch
ardent
committed
passionate
steadfast
deep
fervent
firm
zealous
profound
resolute
serious
unwavering
adherent
stanch
sworn
vehement
fervid
revering
dutiful
venerating
constant
dependable
patriotic
impervious
fanatical
steady
unfaltering
emphatic
stalwart
trusted
enduring
stout
trustworthy
obdurate
solid
supportive
impassioned
reliable
strong
close
inexorable
hardened
persistent
allegiant
trusty
unflinching
perfervid
stable
good
unswerving
immovable
true-blue
true-hearted
tried and true
true to life
tried and tested
keen
enthusiastic
earnest
avid
eager
determined
driven
purposeful
single-minded
decided
resolved
set
dyed-in-the-wool
wholehearted
fast
intent
down-the-line
true blue
big
fond
rabid
exuberant
attentive
concerned
diligent
assiduous
consecrated
admiring
doting
intense
adoring
through and through
studious
pledged
card-carrying
deep-dyed
hard-working
out-and-out
single-hearted
old faithful
as keen as mustard
true to the end
given over to
mad keen
honest
in earnest
heartfelt
serious-minded
meaning what one says
meaning business
hell-bent
adamant
definite
deliberate
chauvinistic
jingoistic
nationalist
strong-minded
settled
tenacious
untiring
indomitable
stubborn
unhesitating
set on
gritty
obstinate
buckled down
bent
strong-willed
dogged
bent on
fixed
persevering
hardboiled
nationalistic
isolationist
tried
gung ho
tried-and-true
inveterate
responsible
xenophobic
jingo
loyalist
flag-waving
statesmanlike
spreadeagle
hopeful
more ❯
“Tommy was a
strict
follower of Chemistology, a colorful cult that believed in a deity from outer space named Keanu.”
Adjective
▲
Exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way
tyrannical
dictatorial
despotic
autocratic
authoritarian
imperious
domineering
oppressive
overbearing
harsh
tyrannous
peremptory
absolute
severe
bossy
arbitrary
cruel
autocratical
totalitarian
authoritative
repressive
undemocratic
ruthless
brutal
monocratic
tough
masterful
overweening
magisterial
inhuman
dominating
coercive
czarist
illiberal
tsarist
mean
unjust
fascistic
unreasonable
bullying
ironhanded
demanding
Neronian
high-handed
anti-democratic
heavy-handed
iron-fisted
iron-handed
tyrannic
dogmatic
draconian
rigid
doctrinaire
autarchic
arrogant
commanding
officious
disciplinarian
unyielding
haughty
pushy
high and mighty
controlling
subjugating
inflexible
dominant
imperative
egotistic
cocky
fascist
hardass
unlimited
suppressive
insistent
pontifical
dystopian
pushing
driving
czarlike
overpowering
one-party
all-powerful
constraining
prohibiting
restrictive
exploitive
forbidding
governing
unbending
lordly
willful
wilful
throwing one's weight about
prescriptive
dogmatical
firm
dictative
clamorous
crack-the-whip
pompous
proud
stern
throwing weight around
assertive
imperial
forceful
bullish
pushful
insolent
regnant
strong-willed
crack the whip
in driver's seat
on your high horse
autarchical
superior
self-important
absolutistic
absolutist
prideful
high-and-mighty
stuck-up
snobbish
supercilious
disdainful
imposing
egoistical
egoistic
presumptuous
powerful
vainglorious
cavalier
opinionated
egotistical
merciless
conceited
vain
puffed up
narcissistic
pretentious
scornful
contemptuous
supreme
uppity
lofty
swaggering
swellheaded
smug
biggity
self-conceited
self-opinionated
boastful
bigheaded
emphatic
hifalutin
highfalutin
biggety
huffy
snooty
sniffy
affected
exacting
aloof
monarchical
bragging
inconsiderate
blustering
egocentric
patronizing
US
self-serving
selfish
condescending
bumptious
uppish
self-centered
US
huffish
self-asserting
hoity-toity
high-hat
stiff-necked
toploftical
toffee-nosed
self-assertive
chesty
assumptive
toplofty
bloated
self-centred
UK
overconfident
snotty
audacious
snippy
smarty
unaccountable
know-it-all
cold-shoulder
patronising
UK
relentless
stuck up
summary
pitiless
strong
wise guy
on an ego trip
ascendant
uncontrolled
compelling
hardhanded
unrestrained
autonomous
hubristic
immodest
unfair
unconstitutional
megalomaniac
bold
brash
thoughtless
important
elitist
snobby
self-affected
self-righteous
self-promoting
self-contented
self-adulatory
self-glorifying
mocking
swollen-headed
self-engrossed
brazen
self-congratulatory
power-hungry
scoffing
impudent
full of oneself
orgulous
brassy
sneering
assured
self-satisfied
fancy-pants
big-headed
cheeky
introverted
power-crazy
obsessive
personal
intimate
intrinsic
boasting
self-admiring
individualistic
isolated
inflated
too big for your boots
jumped up
subjective
inner-directed
swollen
unrestricted
omnipotent
confident
hectoring
self-willed
ordering
aggressive
bidding
throwing one's weight around
unconditional
insensitive
sadistic
undiplomatic
impressive
overwhelming
crushing
uncompromising
sovereign
preeminent
full
punitive
downright
positive
stringent
rigorous
single-party
complacent
consequential
dismissive
monolithic
Stalinist
in charge
inexorable
cocksure
no joke
flat-out
straight out
not backward in coming forward
exigent
communist
totalistic
inequitable
total
overproud
ostentatious
predominant
assuming
cool
no ifs ands or buts
prevailing
predominate
prevalent
supereminent
prime
prepollent
premier
self-respecting
lording it
prepotent
unassailable
ingrained
inborn
inherent
idiosyncratic
prominent
leading
presiding
reigning
transcendent
remarkable
ruling
self-absorbed
self-interested
egomaniacal
self-regarding
self-obsessed
self-loving
self-preoccupied
self-infatuated
self-oriented
self-involved
inward-looking
solipsistic
self-concerned
uncaring
unthinking
wrapped up in oneself
self-seeking
looking after number one
stuck on oneself
refined
presuming
honourable
UK
gracious
grandiose
honorable
US
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not easy to please or satisfy
difficult
fussy
picky
particular
choosy
demanding
finicky
fastidious
critical
finical
perfectionist
inflexible
uncompromising
rigorous
intractable
obstinate
tough
overbearing
unaccommodating
unamenable
disapproving
unreasonable
cavilling
UK
hard
harsh
imperious
nagging
overexacting
querulous
stringent
unbending
obdurate
hypercritical
caviling
US
cavillous
censuring
disparaging
faultfinding
hardheaded
overcritical
overscrupulous
sticklerish
stiff
tyrannical
dictatorial
unflinching
importunate
grim
unrelenting
boorish
rigid
immovable
inexorable
irascible
pitiless
resolute
unyielding
captious
dogmatic
oppressive
prickly
chippy
crotchety
disputatious
disputative
ornery
hard to please
over-particular
high-maintenance
fault-finding
over-exacting
hard-line
over-censorious
over-rigorous
over-strict
bloody-minded
hard to satisfy
firm
trying
clamorous
tiresome
judgmental
judgemental
troublesome
insistent
exigent
unmanageable
fractious
unsparing
stubborn
hairsplitting
quibbling
needy
possessive
demeaning
carping
censorious
serious
cynical
niggling
pernickety
rejective
nitpicking
hair-splitting
pass-remarkable
nit-picking
exacting
pettifogging
overnice
severe
exceptive
sarcastic
negative
deprecating
pedantic
criticizing
US
condemning
criticising
UK
irritable
crabby
touchy
cantankerous
peevish
nitpicky
trivial
testy
perverse
very critical
petty
thorny
acrimonious
unfair
contrary
petulant
unjust
cross
tricky
reproachful
contemptuous
stern
calumniatory
belittling
cutting
judgy
derogatory
scolding
critic
humbling
trenchant
sharp
biting
choleric
withering
satirical
lowering
solicitous
entreating
harassing
overeager
earnest
pushy
suppliant
aggressive
annoying
overly solicitous
high-pressure
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Cruel or harsh in nature
unmerciful
merciless
callous
heartless
hard
pitiless
ruthless
unfeeling
unsympathetic
inhuman
insensitive
cruel
remorseless
inhumane
uncharitable
unsparing
harsh
stony
compassionless
obdurate
brutal
affectless
indurate
soulless
ironhearted
stoney
severe
stonyhearted
pachydermatous
uncaring
desensitised
UK
desensitized
US
insensate
savage
barbarous
unforgiving
unkind
unpitying
sadistic
stern
unrelenting
implacable
relentless
inflexible
bloodthirsty
brutish
monstrous
rigorous
intolerant
draconian
vindictive
rigid
bestial
punishing
coldhearted
vengeful
illiberal
tyrannous
punitive
hurtful
cold-blooded
hard-hearted
case-hardened
hard-boiled
thick-skinned
slash-and-burn
take-no-prisoners
cut-throat
cold-hearted
uncompassionate
cold
stony-hearted
hardhearted
barbaric
fierce
vicious
grim
tough
with a heart of stone
hardened
unemotional
unbending
lacking compassion
ferocious
mean
murderous
austere
inexorable
unmoved
violent
uncompromising
indifferent
rough
inconsiderate
malevolent
wicked
hard-nosed
unyielding
fiendish
steely
malignant
cutthroat
truculent
brute
malicious
beastly
unconcerned
wanton
tyrannical
oppressive
inclement
bitter
marble-hearted
butcherly
dog-eat-dog
apathetic
spiteful
onerous
vile
unappeasable
bloodless
sanguinary
aggressive
maleficent
exacting
hostile
stiff
hardhanded
heavy-handed
flinty
hard as nails
diabolical
atrocious
nasty
unresponsive
adamant
heinous
thoughtless
unremitting
abominable
fell
tactless
feral
depraved
competitive
rugged
hard-bitten
mean-spirited
dour
hellish
abusive
stone-hearted
authoritarian
as hard as nails
voracious
antagonistic
gruff
without mercy
intense
evil
every person for themselves
unfriendly
heavy
devilish
mortal
insensible
inured
surly
adamantine
bloody
trying
spiritless
selfish
unkindly
cynical
appalling
dastardly
stringent
excruciating
excessive
indurated
burdensome
rancorous
wolfish
nefarious
unloving
revengeful
forbidding
ramrod
grievous
slaughterous
searing
immoral
wrathful
ironfisted
crippling
hateful
virulent
unruly
intolerable
unrestrained
headstrong
firm
without sentiment
carnivorous
intensely competitive
fiercely competitive
intemperate
solid
premeditated
Rhadamanthine
homicidal
dispassionate
unflinching
ungenerous
imperturbable
crass
satanic
hatchetjob
coldblooded
aloof
dead
imperceptive
injurious
heedless
unempathetic
uncordial
inattentive
unamiable
hideous
disinterested
ghastly
crotchety
cantankerous
churlish
iron-fisted
uncommiserating
tormenting
torturous
sour
avaricious
unregenerate
greedy
unrepenting
indefatigable
uncontrite
lifeless
unpleasant
self-centred
UK
uncalled-for
untouched
mean machine
resentful
matter-of-fact
bad
lukewarm
having a killer instinct
irreconcilable
killer instinct
repellent
halfhearted
aversive
repugnant
stingy
unfair
ungracious
crude
coarse
mechanical
unsentimental
despotic
dictatorial
infernal
bearish
cold fish
unchristian
censorious
not sorry
hard-headed
world-weary
arch
suppressive
faceless
utilitarian
inexpressive
gray
US
subhuman
grey
UK
bleak
egregious
impassive
flagitious
no-nonsense
browbeating
bullying
careless
self-centered
US
unsympathizing
hardline
critical
toughened
unaffected
unsusceptible
torpid
lacking sentiment
hard-line
hard-edged
hard-shelled
obstinate
pernicious
intransigent
unimpressionable
seeking revenge
roughshod
stubborn
insentient
impenitent
hard-shell
toughened by experience
sworn
deadly
killer
as tough as old boots
at each other's throats
blind to
deaf to
wild
without pity
drastic
dangerous
extreme
menacing
furious
fiery
untamed
immoderate
inordinate
undue
intimidating
threatening
fearsome
ungentle
terrible
rabid
strong
exorbitant
unconscionable
swingeing
sharp
overweening
towering
steep
impetuous
raging
louring
frightful
convulsive
frightening
baleful
delirious
incessive
raving
stark
lowering
uncontrollable
enraged
undomesticated
fearful
hardheaded
intractable
overextravagant
extravagant
overmuch
overdue
insane
plethoric
baroque
angry
frantic
infuriated
crazed
mad
horrible
rapacious
primitive
tigerish
venomous
biffo
aggers
robust
great
catty
cutting
wounding
biting
poisonous
malign
vitriolic
caustic
acerbic
base
rude
acrimonious
barbed
villainous
despicable
scathing
dirty
foul
low
sarcastic
acid
despiteful
snide
dark
mordacious
malefic
ill-natured
contemptible
snarky
mordant
black
stinging
destructive
acidulous
low-down
trenchant
rotten
offensive
detestable
sardonic
black-hearted
astringent
obnoxious
acerb
odious
loathsome
execrable
evil-intentioned
corrosive
diabolic
tart
outrageous
satirical
acrid
iniquitous
reprehensible
brusque
devastating
acidic
incisive
shocking
scalding
shameful
pungent
satiric
waspish
criminal
sinful
unprincipled
sinister
impolite
abhorrent
abrasive
shabby
wretched
dishonourable
UK
sarky
dreadful
piercing
ungodly
dishonorable
US
uncivil
bloody-minded
treacherous
discourteous
pointed
infamous
ignoble
upsetting
smart-aleck
smart-mouthed
smart-alecky
scandalous
perverted
vulgar
ornery
disagreeable
sanguineous
disrespectful
demonic
harrowing
withering
curt
sordid
annoying
disgusting
penetrating
horrid
splenetic
ignominious
sanguine
disgraceful
murdering
keen
corrupt
uncivilized
US
horrific
perverse
gross
harmful
disreputable
defamatory
degenerate
demoniac
ghoulish
awful
derogatory
uncivilised
UK
evil-minded
forceful
cacodemonic
reprobate
impertinent
deleterious
ill-disposed
noxious
irritating
contemptuous
detrimental
insulting
lethal
razor-edged
unacceptable
ungentlemanly
bad-tempered
thuggish
accursed
currish
unspeakable
ill-tempered
belittling
gory
unlawful
death-dealing
mischievous
underhand
unholy
low-minded
scornful
macabre
unrighteous
wrong
unworthy
unmannerly
inimical
shady
galling
baneful
bellicose
gruesome
damnable
cussed
underhanded
stinking
slighting
maniacal
killing
scurvy
ill
nightmarish
bluff
disparaging
ungrateful
insolent
abrupt
abandoned
antipathetic
ill-humored
US
unrefined
unladylike
demonical
morbid
paltry
Mephistophelian
demoniacal
viperous
unmindful
deathly
horrendous
ill-humoured
UK
distressing
inelegant
damaging
uncalled for
shrewish
lousy
unappreciative
inappropriate
inappreciative
revolting
unthankful
unethical
ruinous
horrifying
debased
frigid
blistering
lawless
prejudicial
dissolute
ruffianly
indecent
unscrupulous
dishonest
crushing
knavish
crooked
derisive
grisly
bad-natured
abject
scoundrelly
facinorous
roguish
bilious
undiplomatic
indelicate
adverse
pugnacious
cross
blunt
rascally
filthy
unthanking
rowdy
desperate
demanding
eerie
malfeasant
thankless
squint-eyed
destroying
lamentable
impolitic
servile
sick
improper
lurid
nocuous
scurrilous
unconsiderate
not cricket
objectionable
fatal
obscene
degrading
arbitrary
backbiting
snappy
dire
uncongenial
satanical
exceptionable
uncouth
slanderous
painful
uncultured
unjust
terminal
difficult
warlike
flagrant
opprobrious
disorderly
affronting
displeasing
exploitative
grating
unbearable
domineering
censurable
inhospitable
unwarranted
loutish
red in tooth and claw
contrary
belligerent
grotesque
mocking
poison
murder
boorish
off
pestilent
cheap
provocative
impudent
hate-filled
putrid
miscreant
toxic
disdainful
repressive
unlikable
personal
cool
grudging
provoking
disgustful
vital
serious
comfortless
illegal
illicit
profligate
sombre
UK
shadowy
spooky
somber
US
demoralised
UK
demoralized
US
amoral
crabbed
spiky
argumentative
illegitimate
vexing
envenomed
immovable
scorching
determined
profane
unceremonious
humiliating
resolute
internecine
cannibalistic
ogreish
hard to take
exasperating
unhealthy
bent
dogged
arduous
barbarian
not nice
burning
short
rubbing the wrong way
sullen
scummy
impious
ghostly
funereal
spookish
ugly
single-minded
warped
unhallowed
iron-handed
frenetic
deplorable
frank
outspoken
tasteless
hotheaded
indecorous
ill-mannered
terrorizing
US
unreasonable
contentious
radical
accidentally on purpose
grave
snappish
extremely critical
petty
snippy
twisted
vituperative
dirty rotten
sepulchral
morose
undignified
dry
out of order
unbecoming
serpentine
bad-mannered
full of spleen
terrifying
below the belt
forcible
terrorising
UK
ominous
cowardly
formidable
plain-spoken
degraded
unstirred
icy
off-colour
UK
off-color
US
unhappy
ogry
ogrish
wilful
willful
tortuous
deliberate
ignorant
ravening
unlettered
brutelike
gratuitous
unblunted
derisory
gloating
sneaky
stonehearted
Hadean
salty
willed
loveless
edged
vitriolous
acute
aimless
demonian
Luciferian
Draconian
detached
hating
hypercritical
cursing
demeaning
carping
censuring
condemning
taunting
piquant
poignant
hard-fought
involving bloodshed
high
impenetrable
unsportsmanlike
scathy
confrontational
combative
irascible
possessed
undisciplined
wayward
double-crossing
avenging
unnatural
Stygian
uncool
envious
unlovable
mephistophelean
tonic
acetic
joyless
unsociable
militant
stabbing
slashing
felonious
viperish
toxicant
wrongful
insidious
strenuous
sapping
exhausting
disastrous
retaliatory
punitory
menial
rapier-like
sacrilegious
irreligious
blasphemous
wreakful
troublesome
scrappy
dripping with malice
sharp-worded
peppery
double-edged
unmanageable
erring
fallen
impure
sky-high
inflated
extortionate
sharp-tongued
indictable
transgressing
insufferable
beyond the pale
brash
mannerless
unsafe
artful
perilous
grudge-bearing
snarling
coruscating
dripping venom
stupid
spartan
godless
blackguardly
negative
unloveable
testy
acetose
disapproving
hair-raising
bothersome
hazardous
hard-hitting
full of hate
notorious
hooligan
of evil intent
speaking as one finds
calling a spade a spade
prohibitive
dodgy
intimidatory
ill-boding
foreboding
unsavoury
UK
thievish
unsavory
US
full of gall
out for revenge
solemn
humourless
UK
sedate
humorless
US
staid
sober
sobersided
aspersive
ill-bred
prejudicious
sullied
tainted
ironhanded
brassbound
repulsive
alarming
inequitable
unwholesome
ribald
oafish
lewd
unpolished
uncultivated
jeering
sulphurous
UK
sulfurous
US
minatory
minacious
peccable
unsmiling
weighty
uncomic
unpermissive
afflictive
very severe
culpable
peccant
undesirable
terrific
grewsome
spine-chilling
nightmare
roughcast
vulgarian
bawdy
mortuary
incurable
untreatable
caitiff
irritable
morally wrong
discreditable
untutored
unwavering
unswerving
unshakeable
mephitic
nauseating
sickening
cast-iron
unplacatable
unmollifiable
unpacifiable
peevish
unchangeable
bound
necessary
ironclad
lowbrow
lowbred
foul-mouthed
artless
common
loud
slaying
pestilential
life-threatening
suicidal
carcinogenic
pestiferous
mortiferous
from hell
lou
bloodcurdling
disciplinarian
resolved
hard-core
steadfast
ascetical
by the book
absolute
mulish
ossified
pressing
disciplinary
bullheaded
imperious
hardcore
dyed-in-the-wool
stiff-necked
ascetic
autocratic
po-faced
roughneck
incult
raffish
sorry
mean business
locked in
grumpy
disobliging
curmudgeonly
petulant
bound and determined
weird
prickly
sulky
berserk
shoddy
crisp
frenzied
dyspeptic
tetchy
grouchy
ratty
butcherous
beggarly
despisable
inglorious
uptight
quarrelsome
querulous
pettish
unhelpful
whiny
eristic
crabby
disputatious
sickly
explosive
maddened
assertive
ironic
terse
out of sorts
impassioned
crazy
agitated
hysterical
feverish
fuming
radge
potent
crusty
spleenful
downright
brusk
hot-tempered
hot-headed
distasteful
knock-down-and-drag-out
blood-and-guts
knock-down
out of control
drag-out
hammer and tongs
full-blooded
bang-bang
short-spoken
ill-chosen
in bad taste
in poor taste
pessimistic
misanthropic
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Self-disciplined or ascetic
austere
ascetic
restrained
abstemious
abstinent
continent
exacting
rigid
spartan
temperate
moderate
puritanical
Spartan
economical
frugal
simple
solemn
celibate
refraining
straightlaced
self-disciplined
self-denying
self-restrained
self-abnegating
self-sacrificing
strait-laced
non-indulgent
hair-shirt
severe
proper
stiff
prim
prudish
narrow-minded
formal
stuffy
starchy
conventional
conservative
Victorian
old-fashioned
priggish
prissy
staid
sober
square
fuddy-duddy
disciplined
stick-in-the-mud
of the old school
straitlaced
ceremonious
stilted
correct
decorous
moralistic
uptight
straight
narrow
old-maidish
schoolmarmish
schoolmistressy
rigorous
stringent
stern
goody-goody
bluenosed
Grundyish
nice-nelly
niminy-piminy
pompous
conforming
traditional
fogeyish
reserved
sedate
punctilious
stodgy
conformist
nice
prim and proper
genteel
stiff-necked
sparing
abstentious
teetotal
moderating
meager
US
restricted
meagre
UK
particular
mimsy
governessy
shockable
buttoned-down
impersonal
humourless
UK
fusty
overscrupulous
old-fogeyish
supercilious
self-important
smug
humorless
US
dry as dust
magisterial
important
arrogant
puffy
monastic
monkish
bourgeois
anchoritic
nunlike
reclusive
hermitic
solitary
cloistered
chaste
eremitic
traditionalist
Pecksniffian
starched
mannered
suburban
parochial
harsh
monklike
mortified
abstaining
ascetical
respectable
Pooterish
dogmatic
button-down
small-town
doctrinal
comme il faut
Biedermeier
straight-laced
bien pensant
orthodox
ceremonial
other-worldly
puritan
forbidding
pietistic
bigoted
tight-laced
disapproving
fanatical
sententious
censorious
moral
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Very severe or serious
extreme
radical
excessive
dire
drastic
desperate
harsh
severe
stern
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
hard
stringent
cruel
rough
grievous
onerous
hardhanded
bitter
brutal
rugged
crippling
grim
burdensome
murderous
excruciating
searing
trying
strong
hardheaded
pitiless
relentless
headstrong
inhuman
intractable
inexorable
intense
robust
great
whopping
enormous
profuse
boundless
extortionate
profligate
unlimited
vast
tremendous
immense
limitless
improvident
unrestrained
prodigious
overabundant
massive
humongous
astronomical
unmeasurable
huge
astronomic
fantastic
extensive
sweeping
harmful
indiscriminate
superfluous
unrestricted
unbridled
unwarranted
gratuitous
needless
disproportionate
surplus
wanton
grandiose
prodigal
uncontrolled
super
monstrous
dissipated
infinite
dizzying
indulgent
stupendous
uncurbed
wasteful
monumental
immeasurable
redundant
unbounded
unhampered
thumping
giant
superabundant
epic
mighty
mega
gargantuan
more
silly
monster
ridiculous
colossal
recrementitious
supernatural
stratospheric
unchecked
overindulgent
unfettered
mammoth
mountainous
overgenerous
gigantic
extra
unnecessary
ludicrous
overboard
uninhibited
sky-high
self-indulgent
super-duper
uncalled for
over the odds
out of all proportion
a bit much
way out
OTT
too many
more ❯
Adjective
▲
In an organized manner
ordered
orderly
organised
UK
organized
US
systematic
methodical
structured
efficient
neat
systematised
UK
systematized
US
regular
controlled
tidy
disciplined
businesslike
precise
arranged
consistent
regimented
rigid
shipshape
steady
peaceable
well-ordered
well-organized
in order
self-controlled
well-arranged
in good shape
well thought-out
all together
law-abiding
well-behaved
restricted
strictly controlled
closely controlled
on a tight rein
uniform
unvarying
unchanging
unvaried
even
regulated
unbroken
monotonous
strictly regulated
dull
trim
prim
uncluttered
kempt
crisp
groomed
trig
tidied
spruce
antiseptic
bandbox
smug
snug
clean
straight
immaculate
meticulous
tricksy
presentable
cleanly
well-groomed
well ordered
spick-and-span
spick and span
well kept
in good order
neat and tidy
picked up
well-turned-out
well arranged
apple-pie order
in apple-pie order
neat as a pin
well-kept
sorted out
shipshape and Bristol fashion
as neat as a new pin
well organized
to rights
straightened out
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Characterized by conventional forms of ceremony and behavior
routine
formal
standard
conventional
regular
authoritative
authorised
UK
authorized
US
documented
established
express
legal
methodical
orderly
orthodox
prescribed
recognised
UK
recognized
US
regimented
set
traditional
valid
accepted
approved
ceremonious
certified
explicit
fixed
lawful
sanctioned
systematic
ceremonial
ceremonialistic
formalistic
formulaic
legitimate
ritual
ritualistic
bona fide
methodic
mechanical
rigid
stock
cut-and-dried
customary
official
procedural
mainstream
institutional
regulated
systematized
US
proper
structured
systematised
UK
bureaucratic
organized
US
punctilious
decorous
organised
UK
school
coherent
common
normal
usual
prevailing
popular
prevalent
ordinary
familiar
acknowledged
correct
received
right
canonical
square
doctrinal
kosher
straight
rightful
unoriginal
derivative
unheretical
well established
well-established
bien pensant
straight arrow
in line
by the numbers
according to the book
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Adhering excessively to law
legalistic
contentious
hairsplitting
literal
narrow
disputatious
litigious
narrow-minded
polemical
Adjective
▲
Tending to favor the status quo and averse to change
orthodox
conservative
traditional
reactionary
unprogressive
ultraconservative
brassbound
traditionalistic
paleoconservative
hidebound
standpat
archconservative
mossbacked
traditionalist
conformist
devout
observant
doctrinal
true
old-school
old-fashioned
old-line
button-down
buttoned-down
die-hard
true blue
of the faith
of the true faith
conventional
right
fogyish
illiberal
Tory
fuddy-duddy
bourgeois
rightist
diehard
inflexible
stable
unimaginative
unchanging
unadventurous
right-wing
dyed-in-the-wool
middle-of-the-road
strait-laced
old line
rigid
hard hat
old guard
blimpish
stuffy
intransigent
fundamentalist
established
timid
boring
sober
quiet
guarded
undaring
unchangeable
firm
uncreative
obstinate
controlled
constant
steady
redneck
fearful
ultra-conservative
white bread
holding to
not extreme
right of center
in a rut
obscurantist
retrogressive
regressive
counterrevolutionary
straight
fogeyish
Pooterish
backward-looking
behind the times
hard-line
stick-in-the-mud
out-of-date
accepted
convinced
extremist
philistine
ethnocentric
purist
entrenched
ingrained
ossified
fixed
moderate
long-standing
square
dated
conventionalist
Birchite
deep-dyed
bigoted
out of date
out of the ark
hard-core
hardcore
deep-seated
hard-and-fast
alt-right
right-leaning
counter-revolutionary
stick in the mud
set in one's ways
right wing
to the right
historical
former
ancestral
past
old
ancient
folk
prior
historic
narrow
intolerant
prejudiced
bygone
familial
family
biased
dogmatic
lineal
uncompromising
set
fanatical
puritan
jaundiced
intractable
long-established
oral
unwritten
individualistic
parochial
narrow-minded
small-minded
handed-down
from the past
old-world
old-style
outmoded
outdated
of yore
petty-minded
close-minded
set in your ways
set in one's opinions
fixed in one's views
vintage
antique
quaint
old-time
classical
archaic
antiquarian
obsolete
retrograde
old-timey
retro
oldfangled
staid
classic
time-honored
picturesque
formal
universal
courteous
gentlemanly
antiquated
passé
obsolescent
courtly
chivalrous
gallant
craft
ceremonious
anachronistical
anachronous
true-blue
heritage
early
time-honoured
anachronistic
olden
veteran
old style
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Excessively concerned with rules and order
uptight
anxious
nervous
tense
worried
uneasy
edgy
jumpy
jittery
troubled
nervy
upset
perturbed
apprehensive
antsy
unquiet
insecure
dithery
queazy
aflutter
bothered
queasy
hinky
atwitter
goosey
concerned
restive
neurotic
withdrawn
cautious
conventional
on edge
ill at ease
keyed up
het up
hung up
worked up
on tenterhooks
in a state
on pins and needles
old-fashioned
on the defensive
agitated
restless
twitchy
fidgety
disturbed
wired
stressed
fearful
unsettled
overwrought
fretful
distressed
strung out
stressy
disquieted
in a tizzy
strained
overstrung
discomposed
toey
afraid
frightened
strung up
highly strung
scared
uncomfortable
shaky
spooked
flustered
in a stew
like a cat on a hot tin roof
excitable
excited
unnerved
skittish
alarmed
in a sweat
spooky
squirrelly
hysterical
high-strung
windy
in a state of agitation
hyper
in a flap
in a tizz
shaken
ruffled
all of a dither
hesitant
in a state of nerves
distraught
like a cat on hot bricks
in a twitter
having kittens
panicky
shy
discombobulated
all of a lather
a bundle of nerves
vexed
tormented
worried sick
unstable
dismayed
flurried
in suspense
sensitive
disconcerted
wrought up
in a twit
unrelaxed
unglued
shook up
bugged
brittle
wound up
bundle of nerves
in a dither
embarrassed
all of a doodah
adrenalized
harassed
uncertain
self-conscious
anguished
in a cold sweat
trembling
impatient
timid
irked
bricking oneself
sad
under stress
angsty
awkward
overanxious
irritable
bashful
saddened
unhappy
grieved
hurt
rattled
annoyed
shaking
choked
discomfited
discountenanced
terrified
irritated
trepidatious
taut
plagued
fluttery
stressed out
cut up
all torn up
timorous
fraught
unsure
febrile
having butterflies in the stomach
disconsolate
shivery
inhibited
quaking
shocked
disappointed
fretting
confused
pained
nervous wreck
suspicious
doubtful
shook
afflicted
muddled
gutted
blue
inconvenienced
beside oneself
angstful
solicitous
beset
like a fish out of water
hassled
tortured
unconfident
bummed out
skittery
hot and bothered
waiting for the axe to fall
careful
waiting with bated breath
distracted
miserable
irresolute
reserved
introverted
mousy
dejected
despondent
nail-biting
feeling anxious
out of place
exercised
depressed
grieving
graceless
irrational
fazed
gauche
fevered
heavyhearted
sorrowful
inconsolable
retiring
displeased
mournful
disoriented
hysteric
doleful
heartbroken
cheerless
quivering
emotional
stiff
frazzled
miffed
pressured
down
bereaved
rueful
thrown
unsteady
desolate
clutched
angered
frozen
in turmoil
despairing
heartsick
white-knuckled
low
woeful
gun-shy
broken-hearted
brokenhearted
aghast
wounded
up the wall
unrestful
frayed
harrowed
woebegone
a wreck
harried
broken up
riled
shot to pieces
under pressure
grief-stricken
lily-livered
tongue-tied
put out
worried stiff
with one's stomach in knots
running scared
with your heart in your mouth
angst-ridden
flighty
twittering
indecisive
tentative
volatile
easily frightened
easily agitated
dithering
wavering
vacillating
fractious
nerve-racking
stressful
overemotional
faltering
unnatural
swithering
Delphic
unassured
unpoised
blushing
shrinking
disorientated
caught up
overtaxed
taxed
angry
histrionic
all wound up
nerves on edge
creepy
frisky
all of a flutter
manic
easily upset
discomforted
turbulent
bewildered
distrustful
unpeaceful
exasperated
oversensitive
active
aggravated
fidgeting
itchy
spasmodic
fitful
erratic
champing at the bit
worrying
watchful
strange
perplexed
lost
dreading
stir-crazy
pestered
provoked
falling apart
asea
lacking social skills
exacerbated
chagrined
mortified
in a spin
wrung
tied up in knots
biting one's nails
tossing and turning
shaking in one's shoes
anxiously waiting
nervously awaiting
fearfully anticipating
apprehensively expecting
a basket case
sweating bullets
in a flat spin
foreboding
mistrustful
agog
all nerves
distrait
weak
on the qui vive
avid
peeved
forlorn
sullen
disheartened
having stage fright
biting nails
having cold feet
having a funny feeling
frantic
offended
fretted
melancholic
discouraged
heavy-hearted
glum
aggrieved
downcast
all agog
open-mouthed
terrorized
US
verklempt
unzipped
joyless
tearful
demoralised
UK
dispirited
tristful
down-hearted
demoralized
US
downhearted
in a funk
in a blue funk
with bated breath
diffident
in disorder
amazed
cowed
basket case
reticent
hounded
come apart
psyched out
startled
affrighted
petrified
gloomy
droopy
sombre
UK
teary
sorry
crestfallen
weepy
burnt
sore
hangdog
heartsore
cast down
burned
wistful
somber
US
contused
inelegant
at sixes and sevens
beleaguered
terror-stricken
abashed
wooden
browbeaten
clumsy
in tears
down in the mouth
in grief
down in the dumps
in doldrums
low-spirited
in the dumps
horror-struck
scary
horrified
pressurized
US
unassertive
coy
hurried
rushed
chicken-hearted
yellow
numb
chicken
scared stiff
rabbity
sissy
butterflies
jellyfish
wretched
undemonstrative
pressurised
UK
hunted
guarded
devastated
traumatized
US
morose
broken
melancholy
bitter
dolorous
stilted
in a panic
terrorised
UK
unresponsive
hard-pressed
with one's back up against the wall
up against it
at the end of your tether
under the cosh
at the end of one's rope
hag-ridden
reluctant
cold
weeping
overwhelmed
wrecked
hurting
ungraceful
wary
in fear and trepidation
very scared
pushing the panic button
have cold feet
numb with fear
passionless
mourning
haunted
crushed
agonized
US
dolesome
rustic
rustical
rough-hewn
sorrowing
bewailing
persecuted
bemoaning
wailing
agonised
UK
suffering
aching
traumatised
UK
under a strain
in pain
heavy with grief
racked with suffering
overcome with sorrow
racked with pain
white knuckled
more ❯
Adjective
▲
(
of an action
)
Performed well and with precision
clean
precise
adept
deft
dextrous
UK
dexterous
US
facile
smooth
agile
crisp
decisive
efficient
exact
expert
masterly
neat
nimble
quick
sharp
skilful
UK
skillful
US
slick
straight
able
accurate
adroit
artful
nifty
proficient
proper
canny
categorical
crack
effortless
express
handy
prompt
skilled
inch-perfect
accomplished
consummate
competent
capable
talented
virtuoso
gifted
splendid
formidable
excellent
masterful
brilliant
outstanding
impressive
practised
UK
versed
marvellous
UK
wizard
practiced
US
ace
fine
great
crackerjack
fab
good
smashing
peerless
experienced
magic
habile
deadly
savvy
veteran
tasty
compleat
brill
hot
hotshot
master
educated
whiz
mean
complete
a dab hand at
A1
top-hole
nimble-fingered
very good
first-class
on the beam
know one's stuff
on the ball
no slouch
very able
top-drawer
no dummy
tip-top
top-notch
sharp as a tack
up to speed
first-rate
marvelous
US
there
polished
clever
trained
professional
qualified
professed
seasoned
apt
knowledgeable
ingenious
workmanlike
genius
well versed
smart
delicate
bravura
stellar
wicked
exceptional
effective
elite
intelligent
superb
pro
astute
magnificent
au fait
superior
practical
brainy
superlative
suitable
fit
effectual
bright
schooled
cunning
vet
keen
learned
well-versed
supreme
world-class
old
demon
ready
tested
class
well trained
mature
hardened
familiar
tried
shrewd
finished
big league
remarkable
perfect
alert
fitted
wise
up to snuff
sly
exquisite
crafty
out of this world
dazzling
wily
strong
long-serving
specialist
scheming
battle-scarred
faultless
precocious
acute
cool
dynamite
discerning
multitalented
multiskilled
refined
sharp-witted
with it
guileful
politic
useful
knowing
whip-smart
serviceable
up to it
nippy
sure-handed
taught
tutored
well-rounded
all-round
all-around
leading
topflight
established
highly skilled
exceptionally skilled
immensely skilled
highly qualified
extraordinarily skilled
very skilled
highly trained
wonderful
suited
terrific
subtle
certified
extraordinary
powerful
versant
instructed
prepared
cute
finely judged
flawless
satisfactory
equal
impeccable
awesome
conniving
perceptive
resourceful
deceitful
cagey
adequate
choice
creative
calculating
phenomenal
duplicitous
endowed
quick-witted
fast
perspicacious
balanced
supersmart
ultrasmart
hyperintelligent
wised up
reliable
old hand
fluent
thorough
a hand at
tuned in
careful
businesslike
tricky
painstaking
unrivaled
US
tremendous
prodigious
unrivalled
UK
sophisticated
champion
exercised
weathered
designing
worldly
productive
foxy
devious
best
time-served
star
mighty
intellectual
sneaky
equipped
not born yesterday
discreet
super
conversant
sensitive
leet
active
long-time
been around
having know-how
fantastic
fabulous
cagy
beguiling
dodgy
worldly-wise
scholarly
underhand
admirable
quick on the trigger
inventive
profound
erudite
penetrating
cerebral
quick on the uptake
intriguing
rational
exceptionally good
knowing the score
eggheaded
whip
strategic
very intelligent
Einstein
whiz kid
perfectly-executed
well-executed
know the ropes
class act
shining at
graceful
very well
methodic
methodical
systematic
hot tamale
specialized
US
right on
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dead-on
well
sporting
on-target
trustworthy
spot-on
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prolific
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specialised
UK
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deluxe
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US
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hep
hip
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UK
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phat
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broken in
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feasible
sussed
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the right stuff
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sufficient
eligible
worthy
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quick to learn
supremely skilled
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habituated
forward
puissant
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working
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US
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UK
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past your prime
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know the answers
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vigorous
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wired
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divine
bosting
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ahead of one's peers
out of the ordinary
have smarts
old beyond one's years
got it
advanced for one's age
pretty
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all there
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wide awake
quick on the draw
of the first water
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
courteous
versed in
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well up in
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up there
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treating with kid gloves
old-time
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from way back
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of the old school
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shonky
shifty
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of a secret
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Carefully guarded
close
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private
secret
classified
inside
intimate
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hushed
privileged
protected
secretive
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closed
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mom
US
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undisclosed
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restricted
personal
esoteric
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inner
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backdoor
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arcane
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dern
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sub rosa
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on the QT
behind someone's back
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intelligence
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buried
underneath
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disguised
underlying
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unapparent
sly
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bottled up
ambiguous
in ambush
enigmatical
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mystic
occult
unintelligible
out-of-the-way
surprise
strange
obscure
covered
unenlightened
mystical
discreet
dissembled
unknown
backstage
offstage
inconspicuous
untold
in camera
strictly confidential
behind the scenes
close to one's chest
under one's hat
not in the public domain
not open
tête-à-tête
one-on-one
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(
of something abstract
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Perceived only with attention to detail or subtlety
fine
subtle
narrow
tenuous
nuanced
abstruse
distinct
elusive
faint
hairsplitting
obscure
cryptic
enigmatic
esoteric
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petty
recondite
tiny
trifling
fine-drawn
finespun
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delicate
minute
refined
dainty
intricate
exquisite
nice
airy
precise
hairline
exact
soft
overnice
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