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Synonyms for draconian

  • adjective

Most common

heavy-handed strict cruel stringent written in blood drastic dragonlike draconical

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Stringent

stringent, strict, heavy-handed, cruel, rigid, harsh, rigorous

Other

drastic, written in blood, dragonlike, draconical, draconine, dragonesque, dragonish, dragony informal, draconic dated rare

Antonyms

lenient, soft-handed

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Very severe, cruel, or harsh.

    The mayor announced draconian budget cuts today.

Example sentences

  • strict Algeria has to relax its strict economic policies.
  • cruel I think it is cruel to trap animals for fur coats.
  • stringent We need to introduce more stringent security measures.
  • drastic I think that Tom is going to do something drastic.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
draconianrising
strictsteady
cruelrising
stringentsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
cruel2, harsh1, rigid2
6 letters
strict1
7 letters
drastic2, dragony
8 letters
rigorous3, draconic
9 letters
stringent2, draconine, dragonish
10 letters
dragonlike, draconical
11 letters
dragonesque

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cruel2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
draconien
Italiano
draconiano
Deutsch
drakonisch