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Strict

🔄 Synonyms of "Strict"

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
sternnoun	Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
severenoun	Very bad or intense.
rigidnoun	Stiff, rather than flexible.
rigorous	Showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough.
exacting	Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
demanding	Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.
exactverb	Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
invariablenoun	Not variable; unalterable; uniform; always having the same value.
intolerantnoun	Unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear.
hard-and-fast	(idiomatic, of rules, etc) strictly maintained; not subject to variation
unpermissive	strict; repressive
nonindulgent	Not indulgent.
spartannoun	Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
demanding	Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.
severe	Very bad or intense.
hard-and-fast	(idiomatic, of rules, etc) strictly maintained; not subject to variation
rigid	Stiff, rather than flexible.
sternnoun	Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
rigorous	Showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough.
exacting	Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
spartan	Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.
exact	Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
invariable	Not variable; unalterable; uniform; always having the same value.
intolerant	Unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear.
unpermissive	strict; repressive
nonindulgent	Not indulgent.
intense	Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.
tight	Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
onerous	Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.
intensive	Done with intensity or to a great degree; thorough.
hard	(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
drastic	Having a strong or far-reaching effect; extreme, severe.
strong	(loosely) Possessing power, might, or strength.