stern Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
Weak:
- stiff
- obstinate
- ascetic
- immovable
- intractable
- unyielding
- uncompromising
- uncharitable
- determined
- dour
- unforgiving
- single-minded
- unsparing
- inflexible
- ascetical
- monastic
- unflinching
- adamantine
- rock-ribbed
- ossified
- hard-line
- hard-hearted
- adamant
- monkish
- bullying
- unrelenting
- resolved
- browbeating
- exacting
- callous
- pitiless
- unbending
- firm
- implacable
- dogged
Strongest:
- lax
- gentle
- tolerant
- easygoing
- lenient
- easy
- easygoing
- forbearing
- mild
- gentle
- forbearing
- tolerant
- indulgent
- lenient
- easy
- indulgent
- mild
- lax
Strong:
- flexible
- flexible
- responsive
- softhearted
- soft
- clement
- willing
- charitable
- laid-back
- soft
- accepting
- yielding
- laid-back
- softhearted
- patient
- kind
- charitable
- merciful
- merciful
- kind
- responsive
- clement
- undemanding
- yielding
- willing
- patient
- undemanding
- accepting
Weak:
stern Meaning
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
harsh, rigorous, rigid, authoritarian,strict, severe, tough,gruff, merciless, demanding
lax, gentle, tolerant, easygoing, lenient, easy, easygoing, forbearing, mild,gentle
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.
