What is another word for be harsh?

Pronunciation: [biː hˈɑːʃ] (IPA)

When you want to express being strict or tough with something or someone, you can use various synonyms for the phrase "be harsh." You can say "be severe" to imply being uncompromising, "be rigid" to describe an inflexible attitude, or "be stern" to express a serious and formal tone. Another phrase that can be used synonymously with "be harsh" is "lay down the law," which means to enforce a set of strict rules. When the situation requires sensitivity, you can use "be tactful" to convey a gentle approach while still getting your point across. Whatever the context may be, having a diverse vocabulary of synonyms will enable you to communicate effectively and express your thoughts more accurately.

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What are the hypernyms for Be harsh?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Be harsh

  • Modeling isn't the glamorous job most people believe it to be. The hours and conditions can be harsh and more often than not a model's career is over before it ever starts.
    Robert Bonhomme
  • ...we must go to the poets to see what they all meant by it; but the sum is an emotion — clear and strong as love and much clearer than logic,— whose charm lies in its unstable balance. The Transition is the equilibrium between the Love of God,— which is Faith, and the Logic of God,— which is Reason; between the round arch and the pointed. One may not be sure which pleases most, but one need not be harsh towards people who think that the moment of balance is exquisite. The last and highest moment is seen at Chartres where, in 1200, the charm depends on the constant doubt whether emotion or science is uppermost.
    Henry Adams
  • Sometimes those who care for the whole community must act in a way that harms the individual. For a good man it never becomes easy and he avoids it when he can; but when people need him to be harsh, he will be harsh indeed, and he won't shrink from it, he'll do it with his own hand and let it be known what he does.
    Orson Scott Card

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