Pliability and Sternness

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Pliability noun - Adaptability of mind or character.

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Sternness is an antonym for pliability.

Nearby Words: pliable, pliancy, pliably

Sternness noun - The quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism).

Usage example: the company's new president has a reputation for granitelike sternness and monkish austerity

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Pliability is an antonym for sternness.

Nearby Words: stern, sternly

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Sternness and Pliability. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pliability/sternness

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