The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STERN , but the solution may also be STARK which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Austere crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STERN | 35 % | 5 |
| SPARTAN | 14 % | 7 |
| LENTEN | 12 % | 6 |
| ASCETIC | 12 % | 7 |
| STARK | 12 % | 5 |
| HARSH | 6 % | 5 |
| SEVERE | 3 % | 6 |
| CHASTE | 1 % | 6 |
| DRAB | 1 % | 4 |
| ASCETICAL | 1 % | 9 |
| MONASTIC | 1 % | 8 |
| STRICT | 1 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Austere
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ascetic
- abstemious
- ascetical
- severe
- plain
- spartan
- stark
- stern
- nonindulgent
- harsh
- strict
- frugal
Crossword Answer definitions
STERN adjective- Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
- Grim and forbidding in appearance.
- The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.
- The post of management or direction.
- The hinder part of anything.
- The tail of an animal; now used only of the tail of a dog.
- A bird, the black tern.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result STERN
- Isaac or Howard
- Strict
- Violinist Isaac
- Austere
- Imus' rival
- "Private Parts" author
- Exacting
- "Miss America" author
- Author of "Private Parts"
- Like some warnings
More clues leading to the result SPARTAN
- Michigan State athlete
- Without luxury
- Austere
- <
> - Michigan State player
- Ancient Greek
- Devoid of luxury
- Bare-bones
- East Lansing athlete
- Defender at Thermopylae
More clues leading to the result LENTEN
- Fast time season
- Meager
- Pre-Easter
- Pertaining to the pre-Easter time
- Of fast times?
- Austere
- Meager, as fare
- Of a fast period
- Of a spring season
- Like the season before Easter
More clues leading to the result ASCETIC
- Renouncer of material comforts
- Self-denier
- Hedonist's antithesis
- Self-denying one
- Religious self-denier
- No hedonist, he
- Hedonist's opposite
- Liver of a simple life
- Recluse
- One who leads a Spartan lifestyle
More clues leading to the result STARK
- Bare
- Desolate
- Unvarnished
- Like barren landscapes or unflattering lighting
- With high contrast
- Sharply defined
- Downright
- Undecorated
- ___ raving mad
- ___ naked
More clues leading to the result HARSH
- Severe
- Draconian
- Like many realities
- Abrasive
- Difficult on the ears
- Unduly severe
- Strict or stark
- Grating to the ear
- Far from lenient
- Unpleasantly severe
More clues leading to the result SEVERE
- Extreme
- Like many reprimands
- Exacting
- Harsh
- Grave
- Draconian
- Dire
- Like some thunderstorms
- Like some winter weather
- in the extreme
More clues leading to the result CHASTE
- Pure
- Not loose
- Morally pure
- Uncorrupted
- Pure and virtuous
- Virtuous
- Squeaky clean
- Like a virgin
- Unspoiled
- Squeaky-clean
More clues leading to the result DRAB
- Dreary
- Lacking pizazz
- Like khaki
- Lackluster
- Far from colorful
- Blah
- Completely blah
- Dull-looking
- Humdrum
- Not so colorful
More clues leading to the result ASCETICAL
More clues leading to the result MONASTIC
- Brotherly or sisterly
- Austere
- Like some vows
- Reclusive and austere
- Solitary
- Ascetic.
- Pertaining to religious life.
- Secluded.
- Given to asceticism.
- Like a friar