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Rigour

🔄 Synonyms of "Rigour"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
asperitynoun	(figurative) (uncountable) The quality of being difficult or unpleasant to experience; (countable) a thing that is harsh and difficult to endure; a difficulty, a hardship.
validitynoun	The state of being valid, authentic or genuine.
cogencynoun	The state of being cogent; the characteristic or quality of being reasonable and persuasive.
severitynoun	The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.
hardshipnoun	Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
grimnessnoun	The characteristic or quality of being grim.
rigorousnessnoun	The property of being rigorous, strictness.
rigornoun	(medicine) A feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in body temperature.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rigour"

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Word	Definition
rigorousnessnoun	The property of being rigorous, strictness.
rigornoun	(medicine) A feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in body temperature.
severitynoun	The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.
hardshipnoun	Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
asperitynoun	(figurative) (uncountable) The quality of being difficult or unpleasant to experience; (countable) a thing that is harsh and difficult to endure; a difficulty, a hardship.
grimnessnoun	The characteristic or quality of being grim.
cogencynoun	The state of being cogent; the characteristic or quality of being reasonable and persuasive.
validitynoun	The state of being valid, authentic or genuine.
austeritynoun	(economics) A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.
stringencynoun	A rigorous imposition of standards.
strictnessnoun	(uncountable) The state or quality of being strict.
stringent	Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe
rigidnoun	(aviation) An airship whose shape is maintained solely by an internal and/or external rigid structural framework, without using internal gas pressure to stiffen the vehicle (the lifting gas is at atmospheric pressure); typically also equipped with multiple redundant gasbags, unlike other types of airship.
stringently	in a stringent manner
rigorous	Showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough.
strictlynoun	Strictly Come Dancing, a television show
toughnessnoun	(uncountable) The state of being tough.
toughnoun	A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
hardnoun	(countable, nautical) A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
rigiditynoun	The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape.