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Synonyms for sternness
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Princeton's WordNet
sternness(noun)
the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding
"the sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable"
Synonyms:
strictnesssternness, strictness(noun)
uncompromising resolution
Synonyms:
stringency, strictness
English Synonyms and Antonyms
sternness
Synonyms:
cruelty, hardness, harshness, implacability, justice, penalty, punishment, revenge, rigor, severity, vengeanceAntonyms:
benevolence, benignity, blessing, clemency, compassion, favor, forbearance, forgiveness, gentleness, grace, kindness, lenience, leniency, lenity, mercy, mildness, pardon, pardon, pity, tenderness
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
sternness(n)
Synonyms:
austerity, severity, rigor, strictness
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #1818 | justice | |
| #4806 | penalty | |
| #7790 | punishment | |
| #8299 | revenge | |
| #10009 | severity | |
| #16279 | vengeance | |
| #18006 | cruelty | |
| #20803 | hardness | |
| #38903 | rigor | |
| #70255 | harshness | |
| #94594 | stringency | |
| #94809 | strictness | |
| #233771 | sternness |
How to use sternness in a sentence?
It’s a combination of compassion, humility, sternness and refusal. He is rebel – a rebel for Jesus, he is bringing the Church back to humility and connecting with people. He’s very humble and not frivolous.
Translations for sternness
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- serenidadSpanish
- stemness에Korean
- sternnessPortuguese
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