severity
Unsparing rigor applied
Severity is the degree to which something is serious, harsh, or intense.
A storm's severity determines the damage it causes.
The severity of a crime influences sentencing.
Severity can describe physical conditions the severity of her injuries, punishments the severity of the penalty, or manner He spoke with unusual severity.
Something severe is not mild or gentle.
Savagely harsh or severe
- cruelWillfully causing suffering
- draconianExtremely harsh, especially laws
- mercilessShowing no clemency
- pitilessLacking any compassion
ruthless · unforgiving · unsparing · punitive · stern · tough · stringent · oppressive
Earnest, weighty demeanor
- importanceState of mattering
- significanceQuality of mattering
- weightinessState of being consequential
- consequenceResult of an action
criticality · momentousness · urgency · gravitas · solemnity · earnestness · sobering · substantiality
Lack of complexity
- starknessSevere, unadorned quality
- plainnessUnadorned, straightforward quality
- frugalityEconomical resource management
- sparenessAbsence of excess
asceticism · restraint · sobriety · minimalism · bareness · bleakness · coldness · hardship
Furthest from moderate
- magnitudeSize or scale
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- intenseExtreme in degree
profound · peak · maximum · potent · concentrated · powerful · strong · high
Extremely thorough and careful
- stringentSeverely exact and demanding
- exactingDemanding great care
- demandingRequiring great effort
- inflexibleUnable to bend
rigid · unbending · uncompromising · precise · meticulous · exact · firm · tight
brutal
Savagely harsh or severe
- cruelWillfully causing suffering
- draconianExtremely harsh, especially laws
- mercilessShowing no clemency
pitiless · ruthless · unforgiving · unsparing · punitive · stern · tough · stringent · oppressive · harsh
seriousness
Earnest, weighty demeanor
- importanceState of mattering
- significanceQuality of mattering
- weightinessState of being consequential
consequence · criticality · momentousness · urgency · gravitas · solemnity · earnestness · sobering · substantiality · depth
simplicity
Lack of complexity
- starknessSevere, unadorned quality
- plainnessUnadorned, straightforward quality
- frugalityEconomical resource management
spareness · asceticism · restraint · sobriety · minimalism · bareness · bleakness · coldness · hardship · abstinence
extreme
Furthest from moderate
- magnitudeSize or scale
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
intense · profound · peak · maximum · potent · concentrated · powerful · strong · high · fierce
rigorous
Extremely thorough and careful
inflexible · rigid · unbending · uncompromising · precise · meticulous · exact · firm · tight · zero-tolerance
- harshnessroughness, sternness, sharpness, hardness, rigor
- patient intakename, date of birth, address, phone number, allergies
- Sentencing Factorsmitigating factors, aggravating factors, extenuating circumstances, criminal history, prior record
- Kabbalahhod, Tree of Life, tree of life, divine spark, sparks
- helpdeskticket, helpdesk, ticketing system, open ticket, ticket queue
- pathogenicityvirulence, infectivity, transmissibility, pathogenicity, lethality
severityleniency
Mildness in punishment
lenience · mildness · clemency · indulgence · mercy
severitymildness
Gentle, moderate quality
slightness · triviality · insignificance · moderation · gentleness
severitywarmth
Heat you feel
geniality · gentleness · affability · cheerfulness · friendliness