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stricter

ADJECTIVE

authoritarian

Synonyms

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draconian exacting harsh rigid rigorous scrupulous severe stern stringent tough

WEAK

austere dead set disciplinary dour firm forbidding grim hard hard-boiled iron-fisted no-nonsense oppressive picky prudish punctilious puritanical set square stickling straight strait-laced stuffy unpermissive unsparing uptight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

easy easy-going facile flexible gentle kind lenient mild nice soft tolerant

WEAK

amenable inaccurate indefinite tractable uncertain yielding

ADJECTIVE

accurate, absolute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exact meticulous precise religious scrupulous

WEAK

close complete faithful just particular perfect right total true undistorted utter veracious veridical

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless imprecise inaccurate inexact negligent undetailed

WEAK

amenable easy-going flexible indefinite lenient tolerant tractable uncertain yielding

Example Sentences

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This included clarifying the powers councils in England have to set stricter litter rules when considering planning applications.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Starting Jan. 1, 2027, Medicaid will also implement similar stricter work rules for more older adults.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The drag from stricter rules is likely short-lived, Shih adds, citing previous instances of AIA’s stock recovering strongly after falling on rule changes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

In March, commissioners voted unanimously to amend their development regulations, adding stricter requirements for large industrial projects, including data centers.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Papi will get even stricter with all of us, and he'll probably cut back on his work hours even more, just so he can keep an eye out on us girls.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi