ironhanded

adjective

Definition of ironhandednext
as in oppressive

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ironhanded
  1. oppressive
  2. severe
  3. tough
  4. rough-and-tumble
  5. ungentle
  6. stern
  7. grim
  8. heavy-handed
Adjective
  • The ongoing siege at the Argentine embassy in Caracas is a stark reminder of the oppressive lengths to which Nicolás Maduro’s regime will go to silence dissent.
    David Smolansky, National Review, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The film embraces heroism in the face of an oppressive regime, the strength of fraternal ties and the themes of love, betrayal, morality and hope.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of oppressive
Adjective
  • The 16-time NHRA Funny Car champion has had challenging year following a severe crash in Virginia where his car collided with the wall at 300 kmh.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Memory and storage technologies began to recover in the 4th quarter of 2023 after a severe correction in 2022 and most of 2023.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of severe
Adjective
  • In a time when people approach political, social and economic issues with a different set of information and fake news is rampant, the best way to do that is to approach tough conversations with stories rather than facts.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The clients’ storefronts are positioned to succeed in a sometimes tough marketplace by focusing on exclusivity and quality.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of tough
Adjective
  • The trappings of the Senate were another world from Mr. Abourezk’s rough-and-tumble childhood on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, where his Lebanese parents had immigrated and ran a general store.
    STEPHEN GROVES, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
  • The startup’s rough-and-tumble experiments are even more telling.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 24 Feb. 2023
Definition of rough-and-tumble
Adjective
  • But going back to trying to be gentle in ungentle times.
    Stephanie Stradley, Houston Chronicle, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Notes From an Apocalypse is a gentle argument for coming to terms with the precarity of life, published in a moment where people are facing its fragility in an immediate and ungentle context.
    Kate Knibbs, Wired, 16 Apr. 2020
Definition of ungentle
Adjective
  • Eldest children may create stern rules for their kids, such as a chore chart and strict bedtime routines.
    Alex Vance, Parents, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The speaker of the National Assembly read a stern statement on camera demanding that the president hold off a visit to the National Assembly until security matters are ironed out.
    Joohee Cho, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of stern
Adjective
  • Oracle’s grim forecast Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images Oracle shares fell 7% in extended trading on Monday after the database software company reported fiscal second-quarter results that fell short of analysts’ estimates.
    Kristian Burt, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Despite this grim tension, the song is upbeat and warm.
    Stephen Kearse, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of grim
Adjective
  • This mode of storytelling can be heavy-handed for the sake of mass appeal, but director Kiran Rao deftly combines the literal and symbolic, resulting in a crowd-pleaser filled — for better or worse — with innate goodness.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
  • And just as with human economies, these markets will need some light touch, not heavy-handed rules of the road through regulation or market infrastructure, like a way to transact and transfer value.
    Korok Ray, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of heavy-handed
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