stern Antonyms
Strongest:
- lax
- indulgent
- forbearing
- easy
- easygoing
- mild
- tolerant
- forbearing
- gentle
- lax
- indulgent
- easy
- lenient
- easygoing
- lenient
- mild
- gentle
- tolerant
Strong:
- merciful
- yielding
- willing
- undemanding
- yielding
- kind
- undemanding
- patient
- responsive
- clement
- responsive
- charitable
- laid-back
- softhearted
- merciful
- soft
- softhearted
- clement
- patient
- accepting
- charitable
- willing
- kind
- flexible
- flexible
- soft
- laid-back
- accepting
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
Weak:
- ossified
- hard-line
- exacting
- monastic
- firm
- unforgiving
- pitiless
- unsparing
- unbending
- obstinate
- single-minded
- bullying
- adamantine
- uncharitable
- callous
- dogged
- unrelenting
- stiff
- monkish
- immovable
- implacable
- hard-hearted
- uncompromising
- intractable
- ascetical
- unflinching
- inflexible
- ascetic
- adamant
- resolved
- browbeating
- unyielding
- dour
- determined
- rock-ribbed
Meaning of stern
stern (n)
the rear part of a ship
United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
stern (s)
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
severe and unremitting in making demands
severely simple
stern Sentence Examples
- The teacher had a stern expression on her face as she reprimanded the students.
- The admiral had a stern demeanor that commanded respect.
- The judge's stern ruling sent a clear message to the offender.
- The captain's stern voice echoed through the ship, ordering immediate action.
- The father's stern words conveyed his disapproval of his son's behavior.
- The principal adopted a stern stance on academic integrity, punishing any suspected cheating severely.
- The police officer maintained a stern attitude while questioning the suspect.
- The stern of the ship sliced through the water, leaving a trail behind.
- The stern look in the old man's eyes hinted at a life filled with hardships.
- The stern warning on the sign effectively deterred people from trespassing.
FAQs About the word stern
the rear part of a ship, United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920), the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on, of a stern or strict beari
rigorous, severe, harsh,strict, tough, authoritarian, rigid, steadfast, hard, flinty
lax, indulgent, forbearing, easy, easygoing, mild, tolerant, forbearing,gentle, lax
The teacher had a stern expression on her face as she reprimanded the students.
The admiral had a stern demeanor that commanded respect.
The judge's stern ruling sent a clear message to the offender.
The captain's stern voice echoed through the ship, ordering immediate action.
