drastic

/'dræstik/

Thân thiện

The city took drastic action to conserve water during the drought.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Forceful, extreme, and rigorous: Having a strong, severe, or far-reaching effect; often describing actions or measures that are taken to deal with a serious problem. 2. (Medicine, dated) Strongly purgative: Causing a powerful and often violent emptying of the bowels.

Usage

The adjective "drastic" is used to describe actions, changes, or measures that are severe, extreme, and intended to have a powerful effect, usually in response to a serious situation. It often carries a connotation of being final or last-resort.

Examples

• The government had to take drastic action to control the economic crisis.
• A drastic reduction in spending was necessary to save the company.
• The patient's condition required drastic surgery.
• Climate change may force drastic alterations to our way of life.

Advanced Usage

• "to take drastic measures": To implement severe or extreme actions.
  • The school took drastic measures to stop bullying.
• "a drastic change/difference": A very significant and often sudden change.
  • Moving to a new country was a drastic change for her.

Variants and Related Words

• Drastically (adverb): In a drastic manner; to a drastic degree.
  • The company had to cut costs drastically.

Synonyms

• Extreme
• Severe
• Radical
• Dire
• Harsh

Antonyms

• Mild
• Moderate
• Conservative
• Gradual

Word Origin

From Greek drastikos ("effective, active"), from dran ("to do, act").

Học thuật

Adjective

1. forceful and extreme and rigorous
   • drastic measures