stern
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: serious, authoritarian
Synonyms:
ascetic
astringent
austere
bitter
bullheaded
by the book
cruel
disciplinary
dyed-in-the-wool
flinty
forbidding
frowning
grim
hang-tough
hard
hard-boiled
hard-core
hardheaded
hard-line
hard-nosed
hard-shell
harsh
implacable
inexorable
inflexible
mortified
mulish
relentless
rigid
rigorous
rough
severe
steely
stiff-necked
strict
stubborn
tough
unrelenting
unsparing
unyielding
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