What is another word for drastic?
Pronunciation:
[ dɹˈastɪk], [ dɹˈastɪk], [ d_ɹ_ˈa_s_t_ɪ_k]
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Similar words for drastic:
- all (adjective)
- desperate (adjective)
- dire (adjective)
- draconian (adjective)
- extreme (adjective)
- forcible (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- rough (adjective)
- severe (adjective)
- stiff (adjective)
- tough (adjective)
- drastic (noun)
- other synonyms
- crucial
- harsh
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Drastic:
adj.
• all (adjective) • desperate (adjective) • dire (adjective) • draconian (adjective) • extreme (adjective)- extreme,
- stern,
- egregious,
- out and out,
- radical,
- overkill,
- out of proportion,
- excessive,
- intense,
- extra ordinary,
- strong,
- severe,
- ultra.
- hard line,
- hard-shelled,
- ruffianly,
- very grave,
- stiff,
- hardnosed,
- tough,
- draconian,
- rough,
- hardbitten,
- desperate,
- head-strong,
- very severe,
- dire,
- hardboiled.
- illmannered,
- un gracious,
- ill mannered,
- un pleasant,
- bearish,
- in-elegant,
- most bearish,
- un-pleasant,
- un-civil,
- un civil,
- more bearish,
- un cultured,
- most untutored,
- un mannerly,
- in delicate,
- in-decorous,
- un cultivated,
- more untutored,
- un-tutored,
- un feeling,
- untutored,
- un-justest,
- dis-courteous,
- un-cultivated,
- un polished,
- un-couth,
- in-delicate,
- un refined,
- in elegant,
- un-ceremonious,
- un-juster,
- un justest,
- un-just,
- un-refined,
- un tutored,
- in decorous,
- un just,
- un-gracious,
- un-cultured,
- un couth,
- un juster,
- un-mannerly,
- dis courteous.
- in-exorable,
- un conscionable,
- un duest,
- un-conscionable,
- un-duest,
- un-due,
- ex act,
- ex-act,
- un-duer,
- un due.
- hardshelled,
- most hardshelled,
- hard bitten,
- in tractable,
- un-controllable,
- hard shelled,
- most hard shelled,
- in-tractable,
- un controllable,
- more hardshelled,
- hard boiled,
- un yielding,
- un-yielding,
- unforgiving,
- un forgiving,
- hard nosed,
- re-solute,
- more hard-shelled,
- more ruffianly,
- un alterable,
- un-alterable,
- most hard-shelled,
- un-forgiving,
- more hard shelled,
- re solute,
- un manageable,
- in flexible,
- hardline,
- un-manageable,
- most ruffianly,
- in-flexible.
n.
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- developmental,
- away,
- gradual,
- quicksilver,
- gradually.
Other synonyms:
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- sweeping.
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- sharp.
- distressing,
- immoderate,
- mordant,
- heroic,
- punitive,
- thorough,
- unbearable,
- piercing,
- conservative,
- aggressive,
- extremist,
- torturous,
- unrepentant,
- restrictive,
- hard,
- die-hard,
- impetuous,
- unconscionable,
- fanatic,
- blatant,
- entire,
- splitting,
- painful,
- unqualified,
- furious,
- constrictive,
- inclusive,
- enormous,
- prejudiced,
- unsparing,
- stringent,
- rugged,
- rigid,
- ultra-,
- strict,
- double-edged,
- cruel,
- all-embracing,
- hurtful,
- overwhelming,
- sudden,
- devastating,
- foolhardy,
- out-and-out,
- intemperate,
- great,
- venomous,
- bold,
- poignant,
- solid,
- outrageous,
- afflictive,
- potent,
- opinionated,
- rabid,
- bigoted,
- revolutionary,
- hidebound,
- coercive,
- oppressive,
- powerful,
- tormenting,
- fundamental,
- virulent,
- comprehensive,
- corrosive,
- swingeing,
- fierce,
- immense,
- excruciating,
- complete,
- uncompromising,
- cutting,
- exhaustive,
- rigorous,
- thoroughgoing,
- hard-nosed,
- exorbitant,
- unreformed,
- punishing,
- major,
- unregenerate,
- considerable,
- pungent,
- irritation,
- merciless,
- huge,
- stark,
- daunting,
- rousing,
- unmitigated,
- keen,
- Escharotic,
- abusive,
- vigorous,
- harsh,
- racy,
- fundamentalist,
- sheer,
- thumping,
- extravagant,
- total,
- caustic.
How to use "Drastic" in context?
What does "drastic" mean?
For many people, one definition of "drastic" would be something that is serious and necessary in order to achieve a desired result. This could be a change in plans or strategy, or even a completely new approach to achieving a goal. Sometimes, drastic measures may be necessary in order to prevent a more serious issue from happening.
In the context of relationships, "drastic" can also refer to a change in mood or behavior that is far beyond what would be considered natural or typical.
Paraphrases for Drastic:
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Adjective
active, acute, bitter, bold, brutal, categorical, critical, crucial, desperate, dreadful, extensive, extreme, flagrant, formidable, grave, heated, hefty, immense, important, intrusive, loud, moderate, momentous, profound, rapid, robust, significant, staggering, stiff, stringent, terrible, terrific, thorough.
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Other Related
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Adjective
abrupt, aggressive, catastrophic, considerable, decisive, deep, devastating, dire, disastrous, draconian, dramatic, earthshaking, energetic, enormous, far-reaching, fierce, forceful, fundamental, great, hardline, harsh, huge, incisive, intense, intensive, large, large-scale, major, massive, powerful, radical, resolute, rigorous, serious, severe, sharp, spectacular, steep, stern, strict, strong, substantial, sudden, sweeping, thoroughgoing, tough, tragic, tremendous, vehement, violent, earth-shaking, root-and-branch.
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Adverb
dramatically, drastically.
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Adjective
Homophones for Drastic:
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- Synonyms:
- Improvisatory.