iron-fistedness

noun

Synonym of heavy-handedness

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heavy-handedness
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Meanings

nouniron-fistedness (uncountable)

alternative ironfistedness

  1. uncountableSynonym of heavy-handedness

    And the consequence is the iron-fistedness of most of our rulers and of all too many of the ruled - including, in particular, every militant political group.

    1989, Sybil Oldfield, Alternatives to Militarism 1900-1989, Women Against the Iron Fist, page 232

    Synonyms: heavy-handedness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of heavy-handedness

Similar
heavy-handedness
Also see
heavy-handedness

Origin

From iron-fisted + -ness.

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APA

iron-fistedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iron-fistedness

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“iron-fistedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iron-fistedness. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iron-fistedness,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iron-fistedness.

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