Qualities

Synonyms for stern

Two senses of stern live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 2, TreelineQualities

severe and unremitting in making demands

A stern disciplinarian.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

strict

Same sentence, swapped: A strict disciplinarian.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for stern as it is used in the sentence above.

stark
stiff
rear

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 3, RidgelineQualities

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor

A stern face.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

austere

Same sentence, swapped: A austere face.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for stern as it is used in the sentence above.

relentless
stiff
rear

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