DRACONIAN Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word draconian. (close relations)
draconianism
Best Alternative Words for DRACONIAN
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harsh | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles adjective satellite • unpleasantly stern • unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses • unkind or cruel or uncivil • severe • sharply disagreeable; rigorous | ||||||||
strict | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint adjective satellite • rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard • (of rules) stringently enforced • incapable of compromise or flexibility • severe and unremitting in making demands | ||||||||
stringent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • demanding strict attention to rules and procedures | ||||||||
absolute | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • perfect or complete or pure noun • something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative adjective satellite • complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers • not limited by law • expressing finality with no implication of possible change • not capable of being violated or infringed | ||||||||
authoritarian | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner adjective satellite • characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty • expecting unquestioning obedience | ||||||||
inflexible | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • incapable of change • not making concessions • resistant to being bent adjective satellite • incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances | ||||||||
oppressive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • weighing heavily on the senses or spirit • marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior | ||||||||
rigorous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard • demanding strict attention to rules and procedures | ||||||||
severe | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality • very strong or vigorous • severely simple • unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm • very bad in degree or extent | ||||||||
cruel | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering | ||||||||
hard | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure • dispassionate • resisting weight or pressure • produced without vibration of the vocal cords • (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source • (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum adverb • with effort or force or vigor • with firmness • earnestly or intently • causing great damage or hardship • slowly and with difficulty • indulging excessively • into a solid condition • very near or close in space or time • with pain or distress or bitterness • to the full extent possible; all the way adjective satellite • very strong or vigorous • characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort • given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors • being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content • unfortunate or hard to bear • dried out | ||||||||
orwellian | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to the works of George Orwell (especially his picture of a future totalitarian state) | ||||||||
rigid | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure adjective satellite • incapable of or resistant to bending • incapable of compromise or flexibility • incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances • fixed and unmoving | ||||||||
draconic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • Draconian. • Relating to or suggestive of dragons. | ||||||||
dragonish | adjectiveadj | |||||||
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dragonlike | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
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