Synonyms for Sternly:

• adv

  •seriously (adverb)
  • with straight face.

• adv.

  •all (adverb)
  • sternly.
  •seriously (adverb)
  • purposefully,
  • passionately,
  • simmer down,
  • earnestly,
  • determinedly,
  • straighten out,
  • resolutely,
  • thoughtfully,
  • fervently,
  • for real,
  • sedately,
  • in all conscience,
  • actively,
  • down,
  • in all seriousness,
  • cool it,
  • all joking aside,
  • cut the comedy,
  • sincerely,
  • in earnest,
  • vigorously,
  • with sobriety,
  • zealously,
  • with a straight face,
  • with forethought,
  • intently.
  •severely (adverb)
  • ascetically,
  • oppressively,
  • cuttingly,
  • piquantly,
  • sorely,
  • fundamentally,
  • intolerantly,
  • painfully,
  • sparely,
  • coolly,
  • dryly,
  • icily,
  • Rawly,
  • meticulously,
  • frostily,
  • demandingly,
  • stringently,
  • gruffly,
  • Leanly,
  • briskly,
  • keenly,
  • exactingly,
  • Acrimoniously,
  • harshly,
  • brusquely,
  • starkly,
  • extremely,
  • grimly,
  • acutely,
  • tartly,
  • intensely,
  • critically,
  • dourly,
  • shortly,
  • acerbically,
  • austerely,
  • markedly,
  • crisply,
  • bluntly,
  • matter-of-factly,
  • dangerously,
  • curtly,
  • imperially,
  • correctly,
  • bleakly,
  • caustically,
  • basically,
  • strictly,
  • with an iron hand,
  • abruptly,
  • precisely.

• n.

  •fiercely (noun)
  • fiercely.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • imperatively,
  • persistently,
  • dismally,
  • fourthly,
  • privily,
  • intransigently,
  • gruesomely,
  • peremptorily,
  • darkly,
  • relentlessly,
  • high,
  • unforgivingly,
  • gravely,
  • Implacably,
  • hardly,
  • exigently,
  • obdurately,
  • sourly,
  • fastidiously,
  • ruthlessly,
  • exactly,
  • tightly,
  • soberly,
  • roughly,
  • unrelentingly,
  • cruelly,
  • stiffly,
  • violently,
  • toughly,
  • ruggedly,
  • Mordantly,
  • forbiddingly,
  • inflexibly,
  • gloomily,
  • grumpily,
  • brutally,
  • Inhumanly,
  • Inclemently,
  • Posteriorly,
  • unsmilingly,
  • mercilessly,
  • basely,
  • bottomly,
  • savagely,
  • coldly,
  • Bluely,
  • badly,
  • gloweringly,
  • Astringently,
  • inexorably,
  • disconsolately,
  • censoriously,
  • Blackly,
  • unmercifully,
  • hard,
  • unsparingly,
  • with difficulty,
  • firmly,
  • pitilessly,
  • solemnly,
  • angrily,
  • unkindly,
  • unsympathetically,
  • highly,
  • adamantly.

Paraphrases for Sternly:

• Equivalence

  • Adverb
    severely, strongly, vigorously.

• Independent

  • Adverb
    best, better, strictly, solemnly, harshly, rigorously, categorically, vehemently, seriously, firmly, roundly, staunchly, vigilantly, sharply, heavily, steadfastly, adamantly.

Antonyms for Sternly:

• adv.

  • seriously
    funnily.
  • Other antonyms:
    humanely, graciously, tolerantly, compassionately, kindly, softly, lovingly, sympathetically, clemently, charitably, understandingly, mildly, leniently, benevolently, benignantly, tenderly, mercifully, cordially, lightly, softheartedly, considerately, gently.

Homophones for Sternly:

• saturnalia, sternal, stormily, sturnella, sister-in-law.