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• “severe pain“
• “a severe case of flu“
• “a terrible cough“
• “under wicked fire from the enemy’s guns“
• “a wicked cough“

Synonyms

• terrible causing fear or dread or terror; exceptionally bad or displeasing; intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
• wicked morally bad in principle or practice ; having committed unrighteous acts; intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; naughtily or annoyingly playful; highly offensive

• “strong winds“
• “a hard left to the chin“
• “a knockout punch“
• “a severe blow“

Synonyms

• hard 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; not easy; dispassionate; resisting weight or pressure ; very strong or vigorous; characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; produced without vibration of the vocal cords; (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source ; (of speech sounds); given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors; being distilled rather than fermented; unfortunate or hard to bear; dried out
• knockout very strong or vigorous; a very attractive or seductive looking woman ; a blow that renders the opponent unconscious

• “a stark interior“

Synonyms

• austere severely simple; of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; practicing great self-denial
• stark completely; devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; severely simple; complete or extreme; without qualification; providing no shelter or sustenance
• 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 bearing or demeanor; not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; severe and unremitting in making demands; severely simple

• “a parent severe to the pitch of hostility- H.G.Wells“
• “a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien“
• “a strict disciplinarian“
• “a Spartan upbringing“

Synonyms

• spartan a resident of Sparta ; of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people ; resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity; unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; practicing great self-denial

• “a dangerous operation“
• “a grave situation“
• “a grave illness“
• “grievous bodily harm“
• “a serious wound“
• “a serious turn of events“
• “a severe case of pneumonia“
• “a life-threatening disease“

Synonyms

• dangerous involving or causing danger or risk; causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
• grave shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; of great gravity or crucial import; death of a person; a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
• grievous causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; causing or marked by grief or anguish; of great gravity or crucial import; shockingly brutal or cruel
• serious concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; of great consequence; causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; appealing to the mind; completely lacking in playfulness ; requiring effort or concentration
• life-threatening causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

• “a severe worldwide depression“
• “the house suffered severe damage“