Synonyms for severe

Found 15 synonyms

serious (adjective)

Synonyms:

grievous, dangerous.

harsh (adjective)

Synonyms:

intense, cruel, brutal, fierce, violent, inclement, oppressive, unforgiving.

heavy (noun)

Synonyms:

tough, rough.

terrible (adjective)

Synonyms:

dire.

difficult (adjective)

Synonyms:

hard, arduous, strenuous, rugged, weighty.

extreme (noun)

Synonyms:

stern, bitter.

strict (adjective)

Synonyms:

rigorous, austere, stringent, exacting.

grave (noun)

Synonyms:

earnest.

rigid (adjective)

powerful (adjective)

Synonyms:

formidable.

stiff (noun)

grim (adjective)

Synonyms:

solemn, dour, steely.

stark (noun)

onerous (noun)

burdensome (adjective)

More severe synonyms

atrocious, tight, acute, pungent, edgy, poignant, pointy, abusive, restrictive, thorny, hardest, acrimonious, ill, dramatic, urgent, cruelly, tougher, sharp, sharper, austerity, severely, gravely, heavily, strictly, sternly, harshly, strongly, acutely, keenly, sharply, badly, serous, seriously, ruthless, ferocious, vicious, intensely, extensive,

Synonyms with "severe"

very severe

severe test

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