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severity

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of severity

the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism)

even though no one expected the film to be a hit with the critics, the director was taken aback by the severity of the criticism

Synonyms of severity

exactingness, hardness, harshness, inflexibility, rigidity, rigidness, rigor, rigorousness, sternness, strictness, stringency

Words Related to severity

callousness, hard-heartedness, implacability, obduracy, obdurateness, pitilessness

dourness, gruffness

asceticism, austereness, austerity, monasticism

determination, firmness, resolve, steadfastness

obstinacy, stubbornness

Near Antonyms of severity

forbearance, indulgence, kindness, lenience, patience, softness, tenderness, tolerance

responsiveness, willingness

compliance, pliability, pliancy

Antonyms of severity

flexibility, gentleness, laxness, mildness

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