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severe
Overview of adj severe
The adj severe has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (8) severe, terrible, wicked -- (intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough")
2. (3) hard, knockout, severe -- (very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow")
3. (2) austere, severe, stark, stern -- (severely simple; "a stark interior")
4. (1) severe, spartan -- (unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "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")
5. (1) dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening -- (causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "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")
6. severe -- (very bad in degree or extent; "a severe worldwide depression"; "the house suffered severe damage")
Grep of noun severe
severe acute respiratory syndrome
severe combined immunodeficiency
severe combined immunodeficiency disease
severeness
Grep of verb severe
persevere
Antonyms of adj severe
6 senses of severe
Sense 1
severe, terrible, wicked
INDIRECT (VIA intense) -> mild
Sense 2
hard, knockout, severe
INDIRECT (VIA strong) -> weak
Sense 3
austere, severe, stark, stern
INDIRECT (VIA plain) -> fancy
Sense 4
severe, spartan
INDIRECT (VIA nonindulgent) -> indulgent
Sense 5
dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening
INDIRECT (VIA critical) -> noncritical, noncrucial
Sense 6
severe
INDIRECT (VIA bad) -> good
Similarity of adj severe
6 senses of severe
Sense 1
severe, terrible, wicked
=> intense (vs. mild)
Sense 2
hard, knockout, severe
=> strong (vs. weak)
Sense 3
austere, severe, stark, stern
=> plain (vs. fancy)
Sense 4
severe, spartan
=> nonindulgent (vs. indulgent), strict
Sense 5
dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening
=> critical (vs. noncritical)
Sense 6
severe
=> bad (vs. good)
Pertainyms of adj severe
Attributes of adj severe
Domain of adj severe
Domain Terms of adj severe
Familiarity of adj severe
severe used as an adjective is common (polysemy count =6)
Grep of adj severe
severe
severed
Grep of adv severe
severely
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