82 entries under austere topic. ×
| grim(adjective, dull, quiet, tough, severe) | |
| harsh(adjective, tough, severe, nasty, low) | |
| sour(adjective, mean, tough, severe, nasty) | |
| severe(adjective, hard, tough, severe, firm) | |
| stern(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp) | |
| forbidding(adjective, person, tough, severe, evil) | |
| bleak(adjective, simple, tough, severe, low) | |
| gruff(adjective, severe, low, sad, cross) | |
| hard(adjective, tough, severe, sharp, firm) | |
| stringent(adjective, hard, tough, severe, firm) | |
| rigid(adjective, hard, tough, severe, firm) | |
| astringent(adjective, close, hard, severe, harsh) | |
| relentless(adjective, close, hard, severe, sharp) | |
| rough(adjective, severe, nasty, dark, unpleasant) | |
| tough(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, firm) | |
| hard-nosed(adjective, close, hard, severe, sharp) | |
| inhospitable(adjective, mean, severe, nasty, sorrow) | |
| stark(adjective, simple, severe, attitude, hot) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, person, hard, tough, severe) | |
| unrelenting(adjective, close, hard, tough, severe) |
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