Firm
Severe
Severe adjective - Given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint.
Usage example: a severe, uncompromising teacher who locked the classroom door precisely when the bell rang and let no one in afterward
Firm is a synonym for severe in harsh topic. Sometimes you can use "Firm" instead an adjective "Severe", if it concerns topics such as uncompromising.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Apparently for trolls, saying hello involves a firm smack on the head, while a friendly handshake is actually an severe insult to their mother.
Source: Accidental Unfortunate Gesture -
The cost is the loss of their control over the firm's earthly assets, the death of two major characters, abandonment of a third, severe wounding of a fourth, and a textbook Bolivian Army Ending.
Source: Pyrrhic Victory
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