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drastic - 13 thesaurus results
Main Entry: drastic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: severe, extreme
Synonyms: desperate, dire, exorbitant, extravagant, forceful, harsh, immoderate, radical, strong
Antonyms: calm, collected, easy, mild
Main Entry: draconian
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: harsh
Synonyms: brutal, cruel, drastic, exorbitant, extreme, heavy-handed, oppressive, rough, severe, strict, very severe
Main Entry: forcible
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: powerful, aggressive
Synonyms: active, armed, assertive, cogent, compelling, compulsory, drastic, effective, efficient, energetic, forceful, impressive, intense, mighty, militant, persuasive, potent, strong, telling, valid, vehement, vigorous, violent, weighty, coercive, puissant
Notes: forcible indicates the use of brute force, forced means done involuntarily, and forceful suggests a potential for force
Antonyms: weak, nonaggressive
Main Entry: ultra
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: extreme
Synonyms: drastic, excessive, extremist, fanatical, far-out*, gone*, immoderate, out of bounds, outlandish, rabid*, radical, revolutionary, too much*, all out, outré
Antonyms: middle, moderate
Main Entry: dire
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: urgent; crucial
Synonyms: acute, burning, clamant, clamorous, critical, crying, desperate, drastic, exigent, extreme, immoderate, imperative, importunate, instant, pressing, climacteric
Antonyms: trivial, unimportant
Main Entry: desperate
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: extreme, intense
Synonyms: acute, concentrated, critical, crucial, dire, drastic, exquisite, fierce, furious, great, terrible, urgent, vehement, vicious, violent, climacteric, very grave
Antonyms: calm, content, contented, satisfactory, satisfied
Main Entry: stiff
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: extreme, severe
Synonyms: austere, brisk, cruel, drastic, exact, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, great, hard, harsh, heavy, immoderate, inexorable, inordinate, oppressive, pitiless, potent, powerful, rigorous, sharp, steep, strict, stringent, strong, towering, unconscionable, undue, vigorous
Antonyms: calm, moderate, normal
Main Entry: strong
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: extreme
Synonyms: acute, draconian, drastic, forceful, intense, keen, severe, sharp, strict
Antonyms: mild, moderate
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Main Entry: vigor
Part of Speech: noun
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