Antonyms for stern

Antonyms by meaning

adj. · grim

emotional, cheerful, gregarious, vivacious, carefree, smiling

adj. · unrelenting

soft, kindly, empathic

adj. · strict

lenient, permissive

adj.

animated, unstrict

n. · aft

bow, prow, stem, fore, forestem, prore formal dated

Synonyms

dour, gruff, forbidding

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