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Synonyms of 'draconian' draconian. Explore 'draconian' in the dictionary Additional synonyms. In the sense of harsh. Harsh laws governing the behaviour of ordinary citizens. Thesaurus for draconian from the Collins English Thesaurus. New from Collins Quick word challenge.
DRACONIAN 'DRACONIAN' is a 9 letter word starting with D and ending with N Crossword clues for 'DRACONIAN' ClueAnswerSynonyms, crossword answers and other related words for DRACONIANWe hope that the following list of synonyms for the word draconian will help you to finish your crossword today. We've arranged the synonyms in length order so that they are easier to find. 4 letter words5 letter words-6 letter words-7 letter words-8 letter words-9 letter words-10 letter words-11 letter words-12 letter words- -13 letter words15 letter wordsDefinition of draconian. of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws; 'Draconian measures'Anagrams of draconian.
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adjective
- (of laws or their application) excessively harsh and severe.‘the Nazis destroyed the independence of the press by a series of draconian laws’
- ‘The penalty imposed by law is not draconian, and serves more as a reminder to perform a common sense action.’
- ‘These hard facts indicate real motives behind enactment of this draconian law.’
- ‘There was a time when I would have argued that our libel laws were draconian and should be amended.’
- ‘It's about time we sorted a sensible compromise and not a draconian law.’
- ‘This awful, draconian law has not been used to safeguard copyright, however.’
- ‘Imposing draconian laws that restrict civil liberties will not prevent terrorist attacks.’
- ‘New laws are being passed, draconian laws that destroy lives and syphon happiness.’
- ‘I believe that draconian laws are always wrong and the best society is one with the least legislation.’
- ‘No amount of naval ships or coastguards or draconian laws will stop it happening.’
- ‘In this way such Treaty Articles are prevented from becoming too harsh or draconian in their application.’
- ‘Mr Banks said that the legislation was draconian in its approach.’
- ‘They have called it the most dangerous and draconian legislation ever proposed.’
- ‘This draconian legislation included provision for flogging, curfew, and internment.’
- ‘As we look through this part, the question we need to ask is whether it is draconian legislation.’
- ‘He has supported open prisons and opposed unnecessarily draconian anti-terrorism laws.’
- ‘No matter how draconian the laws become, Europe is not capable of shutting its borders.’
- ‘There was worrying talk about it not being possible to repeal the draconian anti-trade union laws.’
- ‘Of course, it won't sell over here because we have some of the most draconian censorship laws in the world.’
- ‘It is madness to suggest the draconian speeding laws we have should apply here.’
- ‘Had we been caught, we could have faced two years in jail under draconian new media laws.’
harsh, severe, strict, extreme, drastic, stringent, tough, swingeing, cruel, brutal, oppressive, ruthless, relentless, summary, punitive, authoritarian, despotic, tyrannical, arbitrary, repressive, iron-fistedView synonyms
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Origin
Late 19th century from the name of Draco (see Draco) + -ian.
Pronunciation
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