adjective
likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme.
a drastic reduction of staffing levels
extreme,serious,forceful,desperate,dire,radical,far-reaching,momentous,substantial,heavy,sharp,severe,harsh,rigorous,swingeing,punishing,excessive,oppressive,draconian
adjective
(of laws or their application) excessively harsh and severe.
the Nazis destroyed the independence of the press by a series of draconian laws
harsh,severe,strict,extreme,drastic,stringent,tough,swingeing,cruel,brutal,oppressive,ruthless,relentless,summary,punitive,authoritarian,despotic,tyrannical,arbitrary,repressive,iron-fisted,suppressive
verb
assert one’s will over another in an arrogant way.
she doesn’t domineer, preferring to lead by inspiration rather than by intimidation
browbeat,bully,intimidate,pressurize,menace,hector,boss (about),boss (around),push about,push around,order about,order around,give orders to,lord it over,tyrannize,terrorize,persecute,oppress,dictate to,be overbearing,ride roughshod over,trample on,have under one’s thumb,rule with an iron hand,rule with a rod of iron,use strong-arm tactics on,impose one’s will on,bend to one’s will,subjugate,bulldoze,walk all over,railroad,lean on,put the screws on,strong-arm,squeeze,overbearing,authoritarian,imperious,high-handed,high and mighty,autocratic,autarchic,officious,peremptory,bossy,arrogant,haughty,masterful,forceful,coercive,bullish,dictatorial,tyrannical,draconian,despotic,controlling,oppressive,subjugating,iron-fisted,iron-handed,strict,harsh,severe,throwing one’s weight about,throwing one’s weight around,pushful
verb
assert one’s will over another in an arrogant way.
she doesn’t domineer, preferring to lead by inspiration rather than by intimidation
browbeat,bully,intimidate,pressurize,menace,hector,boss (about),boss (around),push about,push around,order about,order around,give orders to,lord it over,tyrannize,terrorize,persecute,oppress,dictate to,be overbearing,ride roughshod over,trample on,have under one’s thumb,rule with an iron hand,rule with a rod of iron,use strong-arm tactics on,impose one’s will on,bend to one’s will,subjugate,bulldoze,walk all over,railroad,lean on,put the screws on,strong-arm,squeeze,overbearing,authoritarian,imperious,high-handed,high and mighty,autocratic,autarchic,officious,peremptory,bossy,arrogant,haughty,masterful,forceful,coercive,bullish,dictatorial,tyrannical,draconian,despotic,controlling,oppressive,subjugating,iron-fisted,iron-handed,strict,harsh,severe,throwing one’s weight about,throwing one’s weight around,pushful
verb
assert one’s will over another in an arrogant way.
she doesn’t domineer, preferring to lead by inspiration rather than by intimidation
browbeat,bully,intimidate,pressurize,menace,hector,boss (about),boss (around),push about,push around,order about,order around,give orders to,lord it over,tyrannize,terrorize,persecute,oppress,dictate to,be overbearing,ride roughshod over,trample on,have under one’s thumb,rule with an iron hand,rule with a rod of iron,use strong-arm tactics on,impose one’s will on,bend to one’s will,subjugate,bulldoze,walk all over,railroad,lean on,put the screws on,strong-arm,squeeze,overbearing,authoritarian,imperious,high-handed,high and mighty,autocratic,autarchic,officious,peremptory,bossy,arrogant,haughty,masterful,forceful,coercive,bullish,dictatorial,tyrannical,draconian,despotic,controlling,oppressive,subjugating,iron-fisted,iron-handed,strict,harsh,severe,throwing one’s weight about,throwing one’s weight around,pushful
adjective
lacking harmony.
irregular, dissonant chords
inharmonious,disharmonious,discordant,unmelodious,atonal,tuneless,off-key,cacophonous,harsh,strident,grating,jarring
adjective
of or typical of a despot; tyrannical.
a despotic regime
autocratic,dictatorial,totalitarian,authoritarian,absolute,absolutist,arbitrary,unconstitutional,undemocratic,anti-democratic,uncontrolled,unaccountable,summary,one-party,single-party,autarchic,monocratic,tyrannical,oppressive,tyrannous,repressive,harsh,ruthless,merciless,draconian,illiberal,domineering,imperious,arrogant,high-handed
adjective
wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.
people who are cruel to animals
brutal,savage,inhuman,barbaric,barbarous,brutish,bloodthirsty,murderous,homicidal,cut-throat,vicious,ferocious,fierce,wicked,evil,fiendish,devilish,diabolical,heinous,abominable,monstrous,atrocious,vile,hideous,ghastly,nasty,spiteful,mean,callous,sadistic,ruthless,merciless,unmerciful,pitiless,unsparing,unrelenting,remorseless,uncaring,unsympathetic,uncharitable,heartless,stony-hearted,hard-hearted,cold-hearted,cold-blooded,bloodless,unfeeling,unemotional,unkind,inhumane,severe,harsh,stern,inclement,flinty,draconian,beastly,dastardly,sanguinary
adjective
wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.
people who are cruel to animals
brutal,savage,inhuman,barbaric,barbarous,brutish,bloodthirsty,murderous,homicidal,cut-throat,vicious,ferocious,fierce,wicked,evil,fiendish,devilish,diabolical,heinous,abominable,monstrous,atrocious,vile,hideous,ghastly,nasty,spiteful,mean,callous,sadistic,ruthless,merciless,unmerciful,pitiless,unsparing,unrelenting,remorseless,uncaring,unsympathetic,uncharitable,heartless,stony-hearted,hard-hearted,cold-hearted,cold-blooded,bloodless,unfeeling,unemotional,unkind,inhumane,severe,harsh,stern,inclement,flinty,draconian,beastly,dastardly,sanguinary
adjective
wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.
people who are cruel to animals
brutal,savage,inhuman,barbaric,barbarous,brutish,bloodthirsty,murderous,homicidal,cut-throat,vicious,ferocious,fierce,wicked,evil,fiendish,devilish,diabolical,heinous,abominable,monstrous,atrocious,vile,hideous,ghastly,nasty,spiteful,mean,callous,sadistic,ruthless,merciless,unmerciful,pitiless,unsparing,unrelenting,remorseless,uncaring,unsympathetic,uncharitable,heartless,stony-hearted,hard-hearted,cold-hearted,cold-blooded,bloodless,unfeeling,unemotional,unkind,inhumane,severe,harsh,stern,inclement,flinty,draconian,beastly,dastardly,sanguinary
adjective
wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.
people who are cruel to animals
brutal,savage,inhuman,barbaric,barbarous,brutish,bloodthirsty,murderous,homicidal,cut-throat,vicious,ferocious,fierce,wicked,evil,fiendish,devilish,diabolical,heinous,abominable,monstrous,atrocious,vile,hideous,ghastly,nasty,spiteful,mean,callous,sadistic,ruthless,merciless,unmerciful,pitiless,unsparing,unrelenting,remorseless,uncaring,unsympathetic,uncharitable,heartless,stony-hearted,hard-hearted,cold-hearted,cold-blooded,bloodless,unfeeling,unemotional,unkind,inhumane,severe,harsh,stern,inclement,flinty,draconian,beastly,dastardly,sanguinary
adjective
wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.
people who are cruel to animals
brutal,savage,inhuman,barbaric,barbarous,brutish,bloodthirsty,murderous,homicidal,cut-throat,vicious,ferocious,fierce,wicked,evil,fiendish,devilish,diabolical,heinous,abominable,monstrous,atrocious,vile,hideous,ghastly,nasty,spiteful,mean,callous,sadistic,ruthless,merciless,unmerciful,pitiless,unsparing,unrelenting,remorseless,uncaring,unsympathetic,uncharitable,heartless,stony-hearted,hard-hearted,cold-hearted,cold-blooded,bloodless,unfeeling,unemotional,unkind,inhumane,severe,harsh,stern,inclement,flinty,draconian,beastly,dastardly,sanguinary
verb
spoil or ruin (an opportunity or a chance of success).
Ernie nearly cruelled the whole thing by laughing
adjective
tending to cause corrosion.
the corrosive effects of salt water
caustic,corroding,eroding,erosive,abrasive,biting,mordant,burning,stinging,acid,alkali,destructive,damaging,harmful,harsh,environmentally unfriendly,consumptive
noun
a corrosive substance.
adjective
lacking affection or warmth; unfeeling.
a cold-hearted thief stole a bag full of Christmas presents
unfeeling,unloving,uncaring,unsympathetic,unemotional,unfriendly,uncharitable,unkind,insensitive,indifferent,detached,hard-hearted,stony-hearted,with a heart of stone,heartless,hard,harsh,austere,cold
adjective
able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action.
a caustic cleaner
corrosive,corroding,mordant,acid,alkaline,burning,stinging,acrid,harsh,destructive
noun
a caustic substance.
adjective
showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.
his callous comments about the murder made me shiver
heartless,unfeeling,uncaring,cold,cold-hearted,hard,as hard as nails,hard-hearted,with a heart of stone,stony-hearted,insensitive,lacking compassion,hard-bitten,cold-blooded,hardened,case-hardened,harsh,cruel,ruthless,brutal,unsympathetic,uncharitable,indifferent,unconcerned,unsusceptible,insensible,bloodless,soulless,hard-boiled,indurate,indurated,marble-hearted
noun
variant spelling of callus.
adjective
involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
the cacophonous sound of slot machines
loud,noisy,ear-splitting,blaring,booming,thunderous,deafening,raucous,discordant,dissonant,inharmonious,unmelodious,unmusical,tuneless,harsh,strident,screeching,screechy,grating,jarring,jangling,horrisonant,absonant
adjective
difficult to carry out or fulfil; taxing.
the burdensome responsibilities of professional life
onerous,oppressive,troublesome,weighty,worrisome,vexatious,irksome,trying,crushing,inconvenient,awkward,a nuisance,harsh,severe,stiff,stringent,formidable,an imposition,arduous,strenuous,rigorous,uphill,difficult,hard,laborious,Herculean,exhausting,tiring,taxing,demanding,punishing,gruelling,back-breaking,exacting,wearing,stressful,wearisome,fatiguing,toilsome,exigent
adjective
savagely violent.
a brutal murder
savage,cruel,bloodthirsty,vicious,ferocious,barbaric,barbarous,wicked,murderous,cold-blooded,hard-hearted,harsh,ruthless,callous,heartless,merciless,pitiless,remorseless,sadistic,unfeeling,inhuman,heinous,monstrous,abominable,atrocious,vile,infernal,uncivilized,bestial,brutish,beastly,animal
adjective
fond of giving people orders; domineering.
don’t be so bossy!
domineering,dominating,overbearing,imperious,masterful,autocratic,autarchic,officious,high-handed,high and mighty,authoritarian,dictatorial,strict,harsh,severe,iron-handed,controlling,despotic,tyrannical,draconian,oppressive,subjugating,undemocratic,anti-democratic,pushy,cocky,throwing one’s weight about,throwing one’s weight around
adjective
fond of giving people orders; domineering.
don’t be so bossy!
domineering,dominating,overbearing,imperious,masterful,autocratic,autarchic,officious,high-handed,high and mighty,authoritarian,dictatorial,strict,harsh,severe,iron-handed,controlling,despotic,tyrannical,draconian,oppressive,subjugating,undemocratic,anti-democratic,pushy,cocky,throwing one’s weight about,throwing one’s weight around
adjective
fond of giving people orders; domineering.
don’t be so bossy!
domineering,dominating,overbearing,imperious,masterful,autocratic,autarchic,officious,high-handed,high and mighty,authoritarian,dictatorial,strict,harsh,severe,iron-handed,controlling,despotic,tyrannical,draconian,oppressive,subjugating,undemocratic,anti-democratic,pushy,cocky,throwing one’s weight about,throwing one’s weight around
adjective
having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet.
raw berries have an intensely bitter flavour
sharp,acid,acidic,pungent,acrid,tart,sour,biting,harsh,unsweetened,vinegary,acetous,acerb,acerbic
adjective
having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet.
raw berries have an intensely bitter flavour
sharp,acid,acidic,pungent,acrid,tart,sour,biting,harsh,unsweetened,vinegary,acetous,acerb,acerbic
adjective
having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet.
raw berries have an intensely bitter flavour
sharp,acid,acidic,pungent,acrid,tart,sour,biting,harsh,unsweetened,vinegary,acetous,acerb,acerbic
noun
beer that is strongly flavoured with hops and has a bitter taste, brewed by top fermentation.
a pint of bitter
adjective
Severe or strict in manner or attitude.
he was an austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook
severe,stern,strict,harsh,unfeeling,stony,steely,flinty,dour,grim,cold,frosty,frigid,icy,chilly,unemotional,unfriendly,formal,stiff,stuffy,reserved,remote,distant,aloof,forbidding,mean-looking,grave,solemn,serious,unsmiling,unsympathetic,unforgiving,uncharitable
adjective
Severe or strict in manner or attitude.
he was an austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook
severe,stern,strict,harsh,unfeeling,stony,steely,flinty,dour,grim,cold,frosty,frigid,icy,chilly,unemotional,unfriendly,formal,stiff,stuffy,reserved,remote,distant,aloof,forbidding,mean-looking,grave,solemn,serious,unsmiling,unsympathetic,unforgiving,uncharitable
adjective
Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.
an austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook
severe,stern,strict,harsh,unfeeling,stony,steely,flinty,dour,grim,cold,frosty,frigid,icy,chilly,unemotional,unfriendly,formal,stiff,stuffy,reserved,remote,distant,aloof,forbidding,mean-looking,grave,solemn,serious,unsmiling,unsympathetic,unforgiving,uncharitable
adjective
Having the properties of an alkali, or containing alkali; having a pH greater than 7.
an alkaline soil
corrosive,corroding,mordant,acid,alkaline,burning,stinging,acrid,harsh,destructive
adjective
(typically of speech or a debate) angry and bitter.
an acrimonious dispute about wages
bitter,rancorous,caustic,acerbic,scathing,sarcastic,acid,harsh,sharp,razor-edged,cutting,astringent,trenchant,mordant,virulent
adjective
Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell.
acrid fumes
pungent,bitter,sharp,sour,tart,harsh,acid,acidic,acidulated,vinegary,acerbic,acetic,acetous
adjective
Producing or resembling vinegar.
acetous fermentation
pungent,bitter,sharp,sour,tart,harsh,acid,acidic,acidulated,vinegary,acerbic,acetic,acetous
adjective
(especially of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright.
his acerbic wit
sharp,sarcastic,sardonic,satirical,scathing,cutting,razor-edged,incisive,penetrating,piercing,biting,stinging,searing,keen,caustic,trenchant,bitter,acrimonious,astringent,harsh,severe,devastating,abrasive,wounding,hurtful,unkind,cruel,vitriolic,virulent,mordant,venomous,waspish,poisonous,spiteful,vicious,malicious
adjective
(of a substance or material) capable of polishing or cleaning a hard surface by rubbing or grinding.
the wood should be rubbed down with fine abrasive paper
grinding,rubbing,polishing,coarse,coarse-grained,caustic,harsh,mordant
noun
A substance used for grinding, polishing, or cleaning a hard surface.
the refrigerator is easily damaged by abrasives
adjective
(of a substance or material) capable of polishing or cleaning a hard surface by rubbing or grinding.
the wood should be rubbed down with fine abrasive paper
grinding,rubbing,polishing,coarse,coarse-grained,caustic,harsh,mordant
noun
A substance used for grinding, polishing, or cleaning a hard surface.
the refrigerator is easily damaged by abrasives
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