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Synonyms for inclement

  • adjective

Most common

tough freezing cold unpitying foul stormy

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Severe — merciless, unrelenting

severe, cold, cruel, freezing cold, unmerciful, harsh, tough, brutal, hard, rugged, rough, rigorous, unkind, pitiless, unyielding, ice-cold, unfeeling, merciless, ruthless, remorseless, unsparing, unpitying

Other

stormy, foul, stone-cold

Antonyms

mild, clement, hot

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Merciless, unrelenting.

Related words

Word family
inclementness inclemency
Other spellings
unclement

Example sentences

  • tough Maybe it wouldn't be tough to do that by yourself.
  • foul A foul was committed and the goal was chalked off.
  • stormy Wet and stormy areas will get wetter and stormier.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
inclementsteady
toughrising
unpityingrising
foulrising
stormysteady

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

By length

4 letters
hard1, cold1, foul1
5 letters
tough1, rough1, cruel2, harsh1
6 letters
severe2, brutal2, rugged2, stormy2, unkind2
8 letters
rigorous3, ruthless2, pitiless3
9 letters
merciless3, unfeeling3, unsparing3, unpitying
10 letters
unyielding3, unmerciful4
11 letters
remorseless3

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

In other languages

Français
inclément