Synonyms of ramrod

ramrod

adjective

as in strict

given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint

a ramrod camp director who's been known to send kids home for a minor infraction of the rules

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strict
• tough
• authoritarian
• stern
• harsh
• rigid
• hard
• rigorous
• hardened
• severe
• relentless
• gruff
• flinty
• merciless
• steadfast
• austere
• stiff
• demanding
• unbending
• heavy-handed
• adamant
• adamantine
• unyielding
• ossified
• immovable
• implacable
• bullying
• unrelenting
• pitiless
• inflexible
• uncompromising
• callous
• exacting
• unforgiving
• determined
• hard-line
• obstinate
• rock-ribbed
• unsparing
• dour
• unflinching
• ascetic
• uncharitable
• resolved
• monkish
• monastic
• firm
• dogged
• intractable
• hard-hearted
• browbeating
• single-minded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gentle
• lax
• easy
• forbearing
• lenient
• indulgent
• tolerant
• patient
• soft
• easygoing
• mild
• undemanding
• kind
• charitable
• merciful
• accepting
• willing
• clement
• yielding
• responsive
• pliant
• acquiescent
• flexible
• agreeable
• compliant
• softhearted
• pliable
• complaisant
• laid-back
• amenable
• compromising

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ramrod

That included tutorials on how to talk to older Black people, to drop some of his ramrod military formality and to be more self-deprecating in the store. — Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 19 Jan. 2023

Nine months later, the parish's electric lines have been replaced by ramrod straight poles. — Rebecca Santana, ajc, 30 May 2021

He was beloved by the British for his no-nonsense air, his ramrod straight Navy-man's posture, and his blunt words laced with a certain old-school humor at events public and private. — Guy Martin, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2021