Synonyms for drastic
ˈdræs tɪkdras·tic

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1. drasticadjective

   forceful and extreme and rigorous

   "drastic measures"

   Antonyms:
   forceless, unforceful

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1. drasticadjective

   Synonyms:
   (Med.) powerful (as a purgative), active, efficacious

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1. List of paraphrases for "drastic":

   dramatic, radical, drastically, draconian, sharp, severe, dramatically, fierce

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1. DRASTIC

   Synonyms:
   Dutch Renal Artery Stenosis Intervention Cooperative Study

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1. Rajalingam Gunalan:

   Out of every 10 fishermen I have surveyed, 7 to 8 have been complaining of a drastic drop in their daily catch. Once this survey is completed, the government is planning to introduce aquaculture (freshwater fish farming) as a viable alternative livelihood for fishermen here.

2. Leon Rodriguez:

   A lot of this really depends on how this actually translates in the field, i think this could be seen as some mild tightening to sort of incrementally tighten the process, but depending on how this is taken in the field, it could amount to a drastic tightening.

3. Joseph Hummer:

   They should be used cautiously, as a last resort ... because it's so drastic, it takes so much money out of the pockets of people in Chicago.

4. Larry Rosenbluth:

   Second Amendment issues have yet to take center stage in the 6th District Congressional race, in which Republican Karen Handel faces a June 20 runoff against Democrat Jon Ossoff. However, President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a fundraiser for Republican Karen Handel after delivering a speech at the The NRA meeting. The president, who received the NRA’s endorsement early on in his campaign, is expected to deliver pro-Second Amendment remarks that resonate with the crowd. But lawyer Larry Rosenbluth, a 6th district Democrat who likes to hunt and considers Larry Rosenbluth a Second Amendment advocate, told Fox News Larry Rosenbluth ’d like to see policymakers on both sides of the gun debate seek common ground. The NRA has always had a policy that if you give an inch, they'll take a mile, i don't think The NRA needs to be that slippery slope where one compromise leads to drastic measures. The NRA AFFILIATE SUES CALIFORNIA OVER GUN-CONTROL LAWS THAT' DEMONIZE' FIREARM OWNERS Amy Jeffs, who lives in 6th district and follows the Georgia legislature for the advocacy group.

5. Yanghee Lee:

   It is a failed coup, the coup has not succeeded in the past year. And that is why they are taking even more drastic measures to finish out the coup.