The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STERNER , but the solution may also be STRICTER which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in New York Times).
Less forgiving crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STERNER | 47 % | 7 |
| STRICTER | 20 % | 8 |
| SORER | 13 % | 5 |
| MEANER | 13 % | 6 |
| STONIER | 7 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Less forgiving
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- harsher
- stricter
- tougher
- meaner
- evil
- sad
- malice
- sinister
- maliciously
- malevolent
- enormity
- malign
Crossword Answer definitions
STERNER adjective- Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
- Grim and forbidding in appearance.
- A director.
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 STERNER
- More strict
- "Ambition should be made of ___ stuff": "Julius Caesar"
- Less lax
- More unyielding
- Less lenient
- Less forgiving
- More harsh
- Way less lenient
- "Ambition should be made of __ stuff": "Julius Caesar"
- "Ambition should be made of __ stuff"
More clues leading to the result STRICTER
More clues leading to the result SORER
- More achy
- Hurting even more
- Achier
- More ticked
- More miffed
- More angry
- More tender
- More teed off
- More annoyed
- More ticked off
More clues leading to the result MEANER
- More penny-pinching
- More Scroogelike
- Not as friendly
- More spiteful
- More like Scrooge
- Less generous
- More malicious
- More like a bully
- More nasty
- More cruel