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