Drastic

7 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Involving strong, severe, or far-reaching measures or effects.

“The board took drastic action to prevent the company from going under.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈdræstɪk/

Syllables

dras·tic

Related Words

Synonyms

extreme severe radicalsweeping

Antonyms

moderate mild gentle

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Wordle

Contains RAST and IC, no repeated letters, making it a very useful early guess.

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Scrabble

All common tiles, placed across a triple word square DRASTIC scores very well.

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