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ramrod

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of ramrod

given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint

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

Synonyms of ramrod

austere, authoritarian, flinty, hard, harsh, heavy-handed, rigid, rigorous, severe, stern, strict, tough

Words Related to ramrod

demanding, exacting

uncharitable, unforgiving

adamant, adamantine, callous, hardened, hard-hearted, hard-line, immovable, implacable, inflexible, merciless, ossified, pitiless, relentless, rock-ribbed, stiff, unbending, uncompromising, unrelenting, unsparing, unyielding

ascetic (also ascetical), monastic, monkish

browbeating, bullying

determined, firm, resolved, single-minded, steadfast, unflinching

dogged, intractable, obstinate, relentless

Near Antonyms of ramrod

easy, easygoing, laid-back, undemanding

charitable, kind, merciful, mild, patient, soft, softhearted

accepting, compromising, yielding

responsive, willing

acquiescent, agreeable, amenable, complaisant, compliant, flexible, pliable, pliant

Antonyms of ramrod

clement, forbearing, gentle, indulgent, lax, lenient, tolerant

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