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