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Synonyms of sledgehammer
(Entry 1 of 3)
a large, heavy hammer with a long handle
- broke up the concrete using a sledgehammer
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for sledgehammer
sledgehammer
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of sledgehammer (Entry 2 of 3)
as in tough, heavy-handed
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for sledgehammer
- grim,
- hard-bitten,
- harsh,
- heavy-handed,
- ironfisted,
- ironhanded,
- jackbooted,
- knock-down, drag-out
- (or knock-down-and-drag-out),
- oppressive,
- rough,
- rough-and-tumble,
- severe,
- stern,
- tough,
- ungentle
- abusive,
- acrimonious,
- disagreeable,
- hateful,
- ill-natured,
- ill-tempered,
- malevolent,
- malicious,
- mean,
- rancorous,
- spiteful,
- surly,
- virulent
- affectless,
- callous,
- case-hardened,
- cold-blooded,
- compassionless,
- desensitized,
- hard,
- hard-boiled,
- hard-hearted,
- heartless,
- indurate,
- inhuman,
- inhumane,
- insensate,
- insensitive,
- ironhearted,
- merciless,
- obdurate,
- pachydermatous,
- pitiless,
- remorseless,
- ruthless,
- slash-and-burn,
- soulless,
- stony
- (also stoney),
- stonyhearted,
- take-no-prisoners,
- thick-skinned,
- uncharitable,
- unfeeling,
- unmerciful,
- unsparing,
- unsympathetic
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for sledgehammer
sledgehammer
verbSynonyms of sledgehammer (Entry 3 of 3)
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“Sledgehammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sledgehammer. Accessed 1 Aug. 2021.
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