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Synonyms for drastic
ˈdræs tɪkdras·tic

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Princeton's WordNet1.8 / 5 votes

  1. drasticadjective

    forceful and extreme and rigorous

    "drastic measures"

    Antonyms:
    forceless, unforceful

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. drasticadjective

    Synonyms:
    (Med.) powerful (as a purgative), active, efficacious

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "drastic":

    dramatic, radical, drastically, draconian, sharp, severe, dramatically, fierce

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD1.0 / 1 vote

  1. DRASTIC

    Synonyms:
    Dutch Renal Artery Stenosis Intervention Cooperative Study

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How to use drastic in a sentence?

  1. Laura Van Doormaal:

    The impact this has had on our lives has been so drastic, welcoming a child into the world changes your life, but this has turned it upside down. We have no idea what the future holds for Van Doormaal said.Until Lucy, or if we will be able to raise enough money to just keep Van Doormaal said.Until Lucy alive.

  2. Paolo Pescatore:

    The drastic changes and improved performance under Pekka’s stewardship is clearly evident, opportunities in 5G, misfortunes of others and focus on key products have helped reignite the business.

  3. Marcelo Ebrard:

    I think it's a fair balance because they had more drastic measures and proposals at the start and we reached some middle point.

  4. Joanne Cohoon:

    The need (for women) is drastic.

  5. Alex Lam:

    We hope that the government can do something more drastic... because most parts of China are considered high risk.


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