SEVERELY Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word severely. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| sternly | adverbadv | |||||
adverb • with sternness; in a severe manner | ||||||
| firm | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments adverb • with resolute determination adjective satellite • marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable • not soft or yielding to pressure • strong and sure • not subject to revision or change • (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling • not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall • securely established • possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue • securely fixed in place • unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause verb • become taut or tauter • make taut or tauter | ||||||
| harsh | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles adjective satellite • unpleasantly stern • unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses • unkind or cruel or uncivil • severe • sharply disagreeable; rigorous | ||||||
| harshly | adverbadv | |||||
adverb • in a harsh or unkind manner • in a harsh and grating manner | ||||||
| rigorously | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adverb • in a rigorous manner | ||||||
| strict | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint adjective satellite • rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard • (of rules) stringently enforced • incapable of compromise or flexibility • severe and unremitting in making demands | ||||||
| strictly | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adverb • restricted to something • in a stringent manner • in a rigorous manner | ||||||
| stringent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • demanding strict attention to rules and procedures | ||||||
| tough | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not given to gentleness or sentimentality • physically toughened • resistant to cutting or chewing noun • someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing • an aggressive and violent young criminal • a cruel and brutal fellow adjective satellite • very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution • substantially made or constructed • violent and lawless • feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') • unfortunate or hard to bear • making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | ||||||
| badly | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adverb • to a severe or serious degree • (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well • evilly or wickedly • in a disobedient or naughty way • with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly') • very much; strongly • without skill or in a displeasing manner • in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage • unfavorably or with disapproval • with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display | ||||||
| gravely | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adverb • in a grave and sober manner • to a severe or serious degree | ||||||
| hard | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure • dispassionate • resisting weight or pressure • produced without vibration of the vocal cords • (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source • (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum adverb • with effort or force or vigor • with firmness • earnestly or intently • causing great damage or hardship • slowly and with difficulty • indulging excessively • into a solid condition • very near or close in space or time • with pain or distress or bitterness • to the full extent possible; all the way adjective satellite • very strong or vigorous • characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort • given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors • being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content • unfortunate or hard to bear • dried out | ||||||
| seriously | adverbadv | |||||
adverb • in a serious manner • to a severe or serious degree | ||||||
