Synonyms for stern
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sturn |
| Phonetic Transcription : stÉœrn |
Top 10 synonyms for stern Other synonyms for the word stern
- austere
- bitter
- bullheaded
- by the book
- cruel
- disciplinary
- dyed-in-the-wool
- forbidding
- frowning
- hang-tough
- hard
- hard-boiled
- hard-core
- hard-line
- hard-shell
- hardheaded
- implacable
- inexorable
- inflexible
- mortified
- mulish
- relentless
- rigorous
- rough
- severe
- stiff-necked
- stubborn
- unrelenting
- unsparing
- unyielding
Définition of stern
Origin :- Old English styrne "severe, strict," from Proto-Germanic *sternijaz (cf. Middle High German sterre, German starr "stiff," störrig "obstinate;" Gothic andstaurran "to be stiff;" Old Norse stara; Old English starian "to look or gaze upon"), from PIE root *ster-, *star- "be rigid" (see sterile).
- adj serious, authoritarian
- Stern displeasure was visible in the countenance of the great sculptor.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Close by the stern stood Black Simon with the pennon of the house of Loring.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- The Castle of Villefranche was harsh and stern as its master.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Yet, measured according to the stern standards of adversity, Mary was fortunate.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The veteran at the stern we could not see, but doubtless his skill was equally remarkable.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- Artists say that by their stern canons she is a perfect woman.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- How stern a moral may be drawn from the story of poor Sam Patch!
- Extract from : « Sketches from Memory » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- It at once aroused all that was stern in his nature—to have such a coward offer him an insult.
- Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
- The stern self-control had stolen something of the tenderness from her lips.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- Stern as Captain Campbell seemed, the loss of his son was irreparable.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
Antonyms for stern
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