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