Vocabulary
Drastic
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme.
Urdu meaning
سخت، انتہا پسندی سے، قوت سے
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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This drastic action has had a `chilling effect on civil society` as rightly reported by this paper; the allegedly 10 criminal complaints since 2022 against the couple smack of venom by the deep state.
Dawn Editorials —
A call to conscience
— 2026-04-10
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Can liberal democracies with their slow churn of deliberation, electoral cycles, and competing interests take the drastic actions needed to avoid catastrophic warming?
Dawn Editorials —
Climate liberalism dilemma
— 2025-12-24
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There were even suggestions of drastic action.
Dawn Editorials —
The man who would be king
— 2025-12-14
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The Update attributes this decline to two positive developments: a drastic decline in inflation and job growth.
Dawn Editorials —
Poverty puzzle
— 2025-11-14
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Indeed, the last decade has witnessed a drastic shift in the Indian sociopolitical landscape: textbooks, culture, religious festivals, history and monuments have been restructured to align with the Hindutva supremacy pitch.
Dawn Editorials —
Hate in India
— 2025-10-07
Synonyms
extreme, serious, forceful, desperate, dire, radical, far-reaching
Curator example
“a drastic reduction of staffing levels”
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