stern Synonyms

strict poop inexorable unforgiving austere exacting stark cruel severe grim unrelenting relentless forbidding transom tush unbending uncompromising unfeeling unfriendly ungentle unkind rump tough ruthless seat serious spartan starn steely stony strait-laced inexpiable stringent sullen tail tailpiece unsparing vindictive back end Khartoum croupe canful hard-boiled no-nonsense unpermissive unsentimental shadower unsmiling sobersided straitlaced