severer
Meaning of severer
adjective, comparative adjective
- (of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense.
a severe shortage of technicians
a severe attack of asthma
the damage is not too severe
- (of punishment of a person) strict or harsh.
the charges would have warranted a severe sentence
- very plain in style or appearance.
she wore another severe suit, grey this time
mid 16th century (in severe (sense 2)): from French sévère or Latin severus .
Information about severer
- It is an adjective.
- The plural form of severer is: severers.
- Languages in which severer is used:
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Hyphenation of severer
sev-erer
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- severer is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
severer synonyms
Meaning (of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree:
Meaning significant or worrying because of possible danger or risk; not slight or negligible:
Meaning a hole dug in the ground to receive a coffin or dead body, typically marked by a stone or mound:
Meaning expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements:
Meaning extremely serious or urgent:
Meaning likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme:
Meaning (of something bad) very severe or serious:
Meaning reaching a high or the highest degree; very great:
Meaning causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious:
Meaning extremely bad or serious:
Meaning very bad or unpleasant:
Meaning very unpleasant, serious, or shocking:
Meaning causing shock or dismay; horrific:
Meaning (of a part of one's body) painful or aching:
Meaning worrying or disturbing:
Meaning causing anxiety about actual or potential problems; alarming:
Meaning causing anxiety, sorrow or pain; upsetting:
Meaning able or likely to cause harm or injury:
Meaning full of danger or risk:
Meaning (of a disease) very severe and of very short duration, generally proving quickly fatal:
Meaning (of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense:
Meaning full of danger or uncertainty; precarious:
Meaning having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness:
Meaning using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something:
Meaning (of language or actions) forceful and extreme, especially excessively or unacceptably so:
Meaning (of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated:
Meaning having great power or strength:
Meaning strong and assertive; vigorous and powerful:
Meaning of extreme force, degree, or strength:
Meaning characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion:
Meaning characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not stable or calm:
Meaning making an uproar or loud, confused noise:
Meaning intensely painful:
Meaning causing great physical or mental pain:
Meaning not able to be endured or tolerated:
Meaning unable to be endured:
Meaning not able to be tolerated or endured:
Meaning (of a pain or sensation) sharp and sudden:
Meaning moving or growing quickly:
Meaning (of a headache) severe:
Meaning pounding or throbbing in a heavy, continuous way:
Meaning repeated and heavy striking or hitting of someone or something:
Meaning unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses:
Meaning solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced:
Meaning having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet:
Meaning of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body:
Meaning (of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements:
Meaning below 0°C:
Meaning covered with or consisting of ice:
Meaning relating to the regions around the North Pole:
Meaning relating to the North or South Pole:
Meaning relating to Siberia or its people:
Meaning witheringly scornful; severely critical:
Meaning (of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something:
Meaning very great; extreme:
Meaning (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting:
Meaning (of something bad or negative) very great; severe:
Meaning (of criticism) expressed with great vehemence:
Meaning extremely hot or intense:
Meaning having a sting; capable of wounding or piercing with a sting:
Meaning (of criticism) harsh; severe:
Meaning highly destructive or damaging:
Meaning (especially of humour) having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting:
Meaning vigorous or incisive in expression or style:
Meaning able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action:
Meaning (of insects and certain other animals) able to wound the skin with a sting or fangs:
Meaning capable of cutting something:
Meaning intended to make someone feel humiliated; scornful:
Meaning extremely thorough and careful:
Meaning merciless; severe:
Meaning (of a person) clean, tidy, and well dressed:
Meaning vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear:
Meaning using or given to extortion:
Meaning more than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate:
Meaning not guided by or based on good sense:
Meaning unusually or disproportionately large; excessive:
Meaning shockingly bad or excessive:
Meaning severe or strong:
Meaning (of a tax or other charge) extremely high:
Meaning physically and mentally demanding; arduous:
Meaning relating to, used for, or prescribing the punishment of offenders under the legal system:
Meaning severe or extreme in size, amount, or effect:
Meaning demanding that rules concerning behaviour are obeyed and observed:
Meaning (of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline:
Meaning not able to be changed or adapted to particular circumstances:
Meaning showing an unwillingness to make concessions to others, especially by changing one's ways or opinions:
Meaning (of a person) impossible to persuade; unrelenting:
Meaning unable to be appeased or placated:
Meaning not adaptable in outlook, belief, or response:
Meaning reserved, formal, or strict in one's behaviour or attitudes; austere and inflexible:
Meaning harsh or inflexible:
Meaning not yielding in strength, severity, or determination:
Meaning (of a mass or structure) not giving way to pressure; hard or solid:
Meaning showing no mercy:
Meaning showing no pity; cruel:
Meaning having or showing no pity or compassion for others:
Meaning (of laws or their application) excessively harsh and severe:
Meaning inflicting harsh and authoritarian treatment:
Meaning (especially of a social or political system) inhibiting or restraining personal freedom:
Meaning (of a person or their behaviour) not gentle; violent or boisterous:
Meaning exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way:
Meaning direct and without attempting to disguise unpleasantness:
Meaning lacking human qualities of compassion and mercy; cruel and barbaric:
Meaning wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it:
Meaning firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid:
Meaning not decorated or elaborate; simple or basic in character:
Meaning plain, basic, or uncomplicated in form, nature, or design; without much decoration or ornamentation:
Meaning characterized by reserve or moderation; unemotional or dispassionate:
Meaning not adorned; plain:
Meaning not adorned or decorated:
Meaning not embellished or decorated:
Meaning not having any decoration:
Meaning severe or strict in manner or attitude:
Meaning abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse:
Meaning additional to what is required for ordinary use:
Meaning severe or bare in appearance or outline:
Meaning not fussy:
Meaning showing or characterized by austerity or a lack of comfort or luxury:
Meaning characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons:
Meaning relating to monks, nuns, or others living under religious vows, or the buildings in which they live:
Meaning having or displaying a very strict or censorious moral attitude towards self-indulgence or sex:
Meaning designed to be practical and useful, rather than attractive:
Meaning (of a room or building) bare, functional, and clean:
Meaning not having or impeded by too many objects, details, or elements:
Meaning judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality and outstanding of its kind:
severer antonyms
Meaning lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance:
Meaning so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant:
Meaning having or showing a mild, kind, or tender temperament or character:
Meaning small in degree; inconsiderable:
Meaning not severe, serious, or harsh:
Meaning (of a punishment or person in authority) more merciful or tolerant than expected:
Meaning not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful:
Meaning elaborately or highly decorated:
Meaning elaborate in structure or decoration:
Anagrams of severer
reserve, resever, reveres, reverse
Words that rhyme with severer
erer, Septemberer, blabberer, blubberer, chamberer, clamberer, clobberer, cobberer, cumberer, dismemberer, encumberer, jabberer, limberer, lumberer, numberer, rememberer, rubberer, slabberer, slobberer, slubberer, slumberer, soberer, somberer, subchamberer, timberer, cerer, sincerer, sorcerer, undersorcerer, Anderer, Lederer, Wanderer, archmurderer, archplunderer, blunderer, borderer, boulderer, broderer, broiderer, calenderer, considerer, cylinderer, disorderer, dodderer, embroiderer, engenderer, fodderer, genderer, gerrymanderer, hinderer
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