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Detailed Synonyms for stern in English

stern:

stern adj

  1. stern
  2. stern
  3. stern
    rigid; stern; star; stiff; fixed; petrified; set; fossilized; fossilised
  4. stern
  5. stern
  6. stern
    – severe and unremitting in making demands 1
    stern; strict; exacting
    – severe and unremitting in making demands 1
    • stern adj
      • a stern disciplinarian1
    • strict adj
      • strict standards1
    • exacting adj
      • an exacting instructor1
  7. stern
    – of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect 1
    stern; austere
    – of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect 1
    • stern adj
      • a stern face1
    • austere adj
      • an austere expression1
  8. stern
    – not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty 1
    relentless; stern; grim; inexorable; unrelenting; unappeasable; unforgiving
    – not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty 1
  9. stern
    – severely simple 1
    severe; stern; austere; stark
    – severely simple 1

stern [the ~] noun

  1. the stern
    – the rear part of a ship 1
    the tail; the stern; the quarter; the poop; the after part
    – the rear part of a ship 1

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Related Definitions for "stern":

  1. severe and unremitting in making demands1
    • a stern disciplinarian1
  2. of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect1
    • a stern face1
  3. not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty1
    • the stern demands of parenthood1
  4. severely simple1
  5. the rear part of a ship1

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