Severe : synonyms and lexical field

Synonyms > Synonyms beginning with S > Severe

Looking for words with meaning close to 'severe': discover synonyms for the word severe, such as serious or terrible.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as severe. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": serious and grievous.

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Synonyms for severe sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for severe Degree of synonymy of severe Frequency in the language

serious
14416 148.35

terrible
13449 94.02

grievous
13443 1.04

intense
13371 10.20

strict
12895 7.02

strong
12596 86.86

dangerous
12531 74.84

critical
12329 12.25

bad
12059 545.18

wicked
11776 13.29

hard
11740 307.84

austere
11441 0.22

grave
11285 26.27

plain
10852 21.82

knockout
10064 3.33

spartan
9058 1.61

stark
8977 6.49

nonindulgent
7233 0

extreme
6583 10.94

harsh
6257 7.10

Lexical field of "severe"

serious
grievous
terrible
dangerous
intense
bad
critical
stark
strict
grave
strong
wicked
austere
hard
spartan
knockout
plain
nonindulgent
acute
devastating
extreme
harsh
serous
painful
fatal
dire
gravest
aggravated
brutal
significant
adverse
drastic
substantial
damaging
profound
heavy
aggravating
respiratory
savage
cruel
deadly
violent
vicious
acutely
virulent
stringent
massive
draconian
restrictive
steep