Heavy-handed
Heavy-handed adjective - Given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint.
Obdurate and heavy-handed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obdurate" instead an adjective phrase "Heavy-handed".
Obdurate
Obdurate adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.
Usage example: the obdurate refusal of the crotchety old man to let the neighborhood kids retrieve their stray ball from his backyard
Heavy-handed and obdurate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heavy-handed" instead an adjective "Obdurate".
Nearby Words: obduracy, obdurately
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- inflexible and heavy-handed
- inflexible and obdurate
- rigid and heavy-handed
- rigid and obdurate
- obstinate and heavy-handed
- obstinate and obdurate
- unyielding and heavy-handed
- unyielding and obdurate
- stiff and heavy-handed
- stiff and obdurate
- harsh and heavy-handed
- harsh and obdurate
- hard and heavy-handed
- hard and obdurate
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Obdurate and Heavy-handed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/heavy-handed/obdurate
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