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English adjective: strict | |||
| 1. | strict rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard | ||
| Samples | Rigorous application of the law. A strict vegetarian. | ||
| Synonyms | rigorous | ||
| Similar | exact | ||
| Antonyms | inexact | ||
| 2. | strict (of rules) stringently enforced | ||
| Samples | Hard-and-fast rules. | ||
| Synonyms | hard-and-fast | ||
| Similar | invariable | ||
| Antonyms | variable | ||
| 3. | strict characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint | ||
| Synonyms | nonindulgent | ||
| Similar | austere, blue, corrective, disciplinal, disciplinary, monkish, puritanic, puritanical, renunciant, renunciative, self-abnegating, self-denying, self-disciplined, self-restraining, severe, spartan, stern | ||
| See also | abstemious | ||
| Antonyms | indulgent | ||
| 4. | strict incapable of compromise or flexibility | ||
| Synonyms | rigid | ||
| Similar | intolerant | ||
| Antonyms | tolerant | ||
| 5. | strict severe and unremitting in making demands | ||
| Samples | An exacting instructor. A stern disciplinarian. Strict standards. | ||
| Synonyms | exacting, stern | ||
| Similar | demanding | ||
| Antonyms | undemanding | ||
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