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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rigid, tight |
| Synonyms: | acrimonious, binding, brick-wall, by the book, by the numbers, compelling, confining, convincing, dead set on, demanding, draconian, drawing, dyed-in-the-wool, exacting, forceful, hard, hard-nosed, harsh, inflexible, iron-fisted, ironclad, picky, poignant, powerful, rigorous, rough, set, severe, stiff, strict, tough, unpermissive, valid |
| Notes: | stringent often means simply 'strict, strictly regulated' and also 'tight or constricted' and emphasizes the narrowness of what is permitted, while strict emphasizes the sternness with which something is enforced |
| Antonyms: | flexible, inexact, tolerant |
| Main Entry: | sure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | certain, definite |
| Synonyms: | abiding, assured, changeless, clear, confident, constant, convinced, convincing, decided, doubtless, enduring, firm, fixed, for a fact, free from doubt, genuine, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, never-failing, persuaded, positive, real, satisfied, set, steadfast, steady, telling, unchangeable, unchanging, uncompromising, undeniable, unequivocal, unfailing, unfaltering, unqualified, unquestionable, unquestioning, unshakable, unshaken, unvarying, unwavering, valid |
| Antonyms: | doubtful, dubious, indefinite, uncertain, unsure, variable, wavering |
| Main Entry: | telling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective, significant |
| Synonyms: | cogent, considerable, conspicuous, convincing, crucial, decisive, devastating, effectual, forceful, forcible, important, impressive, influential, marked, operative, potent, powerful, satisfactory, satisfying, solid, sound, striking, trenchant, valid, weighty |
| Antonyms: | ineffective, insignificant, secondary, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | thinkable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | believable, feasible |
| Synonyms: | cogitable, comprehendible, comprehensible, conceivable, convincing, imaginable, likely, possible, practicable, practical, presumable, reasonable, supposable, within realm of possibility, within the limits |
| Antonyms: | impossible, inconceivable, unbelievable, unfeasible, unlikely, unthinkable |
| Main Entry: | trustworthy/trusty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reliable, believable |
| Synonyms: | accurate, always there, authentic, authoritative, convincing, credible, dependable, ethical, exact, honest, honorable, kosher*, levelheaded, mature, on the level, on up and up, open, plausible, principled, realistic, responsible, righteous, rock solid, saintly, secure, sensible, solid, square, steadfast, straight, there, to be trusted, tried, tried-and-true, true, true-blue, trustable, truthful, unfailing, up-front, upright, valid, veracious |
| Antonyms: | corrupt, unbelievable, undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | valid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | right, genuine |
| Synonyms: | accurate, attested, authentic, authoritative, binding, bona fide, cogent, compelling, conclusive, confirmed, convincing, credible, determinative, efficacious, efficient, good, in force, irrefutable, just, kosher*, lawful, legal, legit, legitimate, logical, official, original, persuasive, potent, powerful, proven, pure, solid, sound, stringent, strong, substantial, telling, tested, true, trustworthy, ultimate, unadulterated, unanswerable, uncorrupted, weighty, well-founded, well-grounded |
| Antonyms: | invalid, unacceptable, unreal, unsound, wrong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | trustworthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reliable |
| Synonyms: | accurate, all right, always there, authentic, authoritative, believable, boy scout, convincing, credible, dependable, down home, ethical, exact, fly right, honest, honorable, kosher, level-headed, mature, open, plausible, principled, realistic, responsible, righteous, rock, saint, secure, sensible, square, steadfast, straight, there, tried, true, true blue, trustable, trusty, truthful, unfailing, up front, upright, valid, veracious |
| Antonyms: | undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy |
| Main Entry: | colorable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | plausible |
| Synonyms: | believable, convincing, credible, creditable, probable, specious |
| Main Entry: | hard-hitting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | forceful |
| Synonyms: | ball of fire, bullish, cogent, coming on strong, commanding, compelling, constraining, convincing, dominant, dynamic, dynamical, effective, electric, elemental, energetic, forcible, gutsy, mighty, persuasive, pithy, potent, powerful, powerhouse, puissa |
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