Synonyms for Severity

Synonyms for "severity" (278 found)

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Closest matches (56)

Noun(11 words)

harshness rigor severeness acuity acuteness asperities asperity austereness awfulness badnessbe serious

abruptnessabsolute zeroabsoluteness abusiveness accuracy acerbity acidity acidulousness acridity acrimony acuteness aggressiveness algidity aloofness animality asceticism asperity astringency atrocityattention to fact

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Strong matches (83)

churlishness cold coldnesscommon speechcool coolness coolth correctness crispness crudeness cruelty crustiness cryogenics cryology curtness cuttingnessdecrease in temperaturedelicacy demandingness despotism

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Noun(12 words)

degree of illegalitydegree of unlawfulnessenforcingextremely difficultextremity forbidding gravity grimness hardness hardship heinousness inclemency

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Noun(15 words)

intensitylevel of irrationalitymore compulsorymore drasticallymost intenserigorousness rigour rigourousness scathe seriousness sternness stiffness strictness tiresomeness toxicity

keenness leanness literalism literality literalnesslow temperaturemalignitymathematical precisionmatter-of-factnessmeanness mercilessness meticulousness mindlessness modesty monasticism monism mordacity mordancy murderousness nastiness

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naturalness niceness nicety nip nippiness obduracy obdurateness oneness onerousness openness oppression oppressiveness painfulness perfection piquancy pitilessnessplain englishplain speakingplain speechplain styleplain wordsplainness poignancy point preciseness precision primitiveness prosaicness prosiness pungency punishment punitiveness purity rawness refinement regimentation relentlessness restrainedness right rightnessrigid disciplinerigidity rigor rigorousness roughness ruggednessrustic styleruthlessness savagery seriousnesssharp airsharpness shortness simpleness simplicity singleness soberness solemnity sourness spareness sparsenessspartan simplicityspartanism starkness sternness sting storminess straightforwardness strictness stridency stringency subtlety surliness tartness teeth tempestuousness terrorism textualismthe lettertoughness trenchancy truculence tyrannyunadorned styleunadornedness unadulteration unaffectedness unelaborateness unfanciness unfussiness ungentleness uniformity unimaginativeness unity unmixedness unpoeticalness unsophistication vandalism vehemence venom vernacular viciousness violence virulence

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

14 entries

consequence degree difficultness difficulty discipline extent intensity intensiveness level magnitude plainness punishment sternness strictness

More specific

7 entries

harsh penaltyhigh severitylow severitymild severitymoderate severitysevere sentencetough punishment

Collocations

6 entries

high severitylevel of severitymoderate severityseverity levelseverity of illnessseverity of symptoms

Inflections

1 entries

severities

Derivations

1 entries

severe

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The severity of such marks can reveal whether or not any of these people were habitually engaged in hard labor.

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His running away from home is due to his father's severity.

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He erred on the side of severity.

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Any suspect case is considered a public health emergency due to the severity of this illness.

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Severity