adj satadj.allintensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or qualitySynset:terrible wicked
Examples:- severe pain
- a severe case of flu
- a terrible cough
- under wicked fire from the enemy's guns
- a wicked cough
Antonyms:mild
Derivationally Related Form:terriblenessseverenessseverity
Inherited Hypernyms:severe
Similar to:intense
adj satadj.allvery strong or vigorousSynset:hard knockout
Examples:- strong winds
- a hard left to the chin
- a knockout punch
- a severe blow
Antonyms:weak
Derivationally Related Form:severeness
Inherited Hypernyms:hard
Similar to:strong
adj satadj.allseverely simpleSynset:austere stark stern
Antonyms:fancy
Derivationally Related Form:austerenessstarknesssternnesssevereness
Inherited Hypernyms:austere
Similar to:plain
adj satadj.allunsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgmentSynset:spartan
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:indulgent
Derivationally Related Form:severenessseverity
Inherited Hypernyms:severe
Similar to:nonindulgent strict
adj satadj.allcausing fear or anxiety by threatening great harmSynset:dangerous grave grievous life-threatening serious
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:noncritical
Derivationally Related Form:seriousnessdangerousnesssevereness
Inherited Hypernyms:dangerous
Similar to:critical
adj satadj.allvery bad in degree or extentExamples:- a severe worldwide depression
- the house suffered severe damage
Antonyms:good
Derivationally Related Form:severenessseverity
Inherited Hypernyms:severe
Similar to:bad