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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 |
adverb + (adj.)strict
fairly, overly, under
(adj.)strict
+ noun
abortion,
accordance,
accountability,
accounting,
adherence,
application,
ban,
banking,
boundary,
cartel,
censorship,
code,
compliance,
conduct,
confidence,
confidentiality,
constructionist,
control,
criteria,
curfew,
deadline,
definition,
diet,
disciplinarian,
discipline,
disclosure,
doctrine,
dress,
eligibility,
emission,
enforcement,
ethics,
guideline,
gun,
hierarchy,
immigration,
instruction,
interpretation,
isolation,
law,
legislation,
liability,
licensing,
lifestyle,
limit,
limitation,
logic,
measure,
monitoring,
morality,
neutrality,
obligation,
observance,
order,
ordinance,
oversight,
parameter,
penalty,
policy,
pollution,
precaution,
principle,
privacy,
procedure,
prohibition,
protection,
protocol,
provision,
punishment,
quarantine,
quota,
regime,
regimen,
regulation,
reporting,
requirement,
restriction,
routine,
rule,
schedule,
scrutiny,
secrecy,
segregation,
sense,
separation,
standard,
statute,
supervision,
surveillance,
timetable,
uncertainty,
upbringing,
vegan,
vegetarian,
violation,
zoning
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| derivations: |
strictly (adv.), strictness (n.) |
The word strict
contains the following part:
strict, string, strain
Latin
root
that means bind, tighten
  Example words:
astringent, constrain, constrict, restrain, restraint, restrict, restriction, restrictive, strict, stricture, stringent
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