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strict
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- pronunciation:
- strIkt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
stricter, strictest |
| definition 1: |
imposing severe discipline or requiring rigorous effort; unyielding; demanding.
She was a strict teacher and allowed no excuses for late papers.My parents were strict with us when we were children, and any disobedience was punished.- synonyms:
- demanding, exacting, hard, rigid, rigorous, stern, stringent, unbending
- antonyms:
- indulgent, lax, lenient, permissive, soft
- similar words:
- austere, critical, dour, harsh, inflexible, precise, puritanical, rugged, severe, stiff, uncompromising
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| definition 2: |
kept or acting within narrow limits or close conformity to a prescribed standard.
The judge believes in a strict interpretation of the law.The government has imposed strict regulations on the industry.His doctor put him on a strict low-fat diet.Their family is strict in their observance of religious traditions.- synonyms:
- narrow, rigid
- antonyms:
- liberal, loose
- similar words:
- close, inflexible, literal, punctilious, puritanical, scrupulous, stringent
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| definition 3: |
absolute or perfect.
The nuns worked in strict silence.This information must be kept in strict secrecy.- synonyms:
- absolute, complete, perfect, thorough, total, utter
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| definition 4: |
precisely correct; exact.
Strict calculations are necessary to ensure a direct hit of the target.- synonyms:
- accurate, exact, precise, rigorous
- antonyms:
- imprecise
- similar words:
- absolute, correct, mathematical, meticulous, scrupulous
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| related words: |
ascetic, dour, exact, formal, grim, perfect, relentless, religious, stark, true |
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| derivations: |
strictly (adv.), strictness (n.) |
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