swingeingadjective
uk/ˈswɪn.dʒɪŋ/us/ˈswɪn.dʒɪŋ/UK formalextreme and having a serious and unpleasant effect:
We are going to have to make swingeing cuts in the budget.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Serious and severe
- acute
- acutely
- chronic
- critical
- critically
- desperate
- dire
- egregious
- gravity
- grievous
- heaviness
- heavy
- mortal
- serious
- seriously
- severely
- severity
- stiffness
- terminal
- utmost
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