Synonyms for severe

Grammar : Adj

Spell : suh-veer

Phonetic Transcription : səˈvɪər

Top 10 synonyms for severe

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Définition of severe

Origin : 1540s, from Middle French severe (12c., Modern French sévère) or directly from Latin severus "serious, grave, strict, austere" (see severity). From 1660s with reference to styles or tastes; from 1725 of diseases.

adj uncompromising, stern
adj difficult, harsh

Example sentences :

The blow was a bit too severe and the Egyptian fell down dead.
Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon

Had I been subject only to his examination, my ordeal would not have been severe.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

Well, indeed, might my mother say, that I should have severe trials.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

In severe obedience to orders, therefore, he did not even now call.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

She had held her inclinations in check with severe judgment.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

"I do not understand, Rico," he said, with a severe glance at the boy.
Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri

But Nelly is coming bravely through a severe test of character.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

Perhaps these strange symptoms were a sign that she was about to have a severe illness.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

The losses sustained by the Brigade were indisputably most severe.
Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill

But my punishment was the same—a severe chill which made me very ill.
Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson

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