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rigorously

[rig-er-uhs-lee] / ˈrɪg ər əs li /
ADVERB
carefully
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anxiously attentively conscientiously correctly deliberately delicately discreetly faithfully fully gingerly laboriously meticulously precisely prudently scrupulously thoroughly thoughtfully warily
WEAK
circumspectly concernedly dependably exactly fastidiously guardedly heedfully honorably in detail particularly providently punctiliously regardfully reliably solicitously trustily uprightly vigilantly watchfully with forethought with reservations
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inadequately incompletely partially uncarefully
WEAK
carelessly incautiously thoughtlessly
ADVERB
difficultly
Synonyms
WEAK
arduously laboriously strenuously
ADVERB
exactly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absolutely altogether carefully completely correctly definitely explicitly indeed literally precisely quite specifically strictly totally truly
STRONG
just
WEAK
bang expressly faithfully faultlessly for a fact for certain for sure in every respect methodically no mistake on the dot on the money on the nail on the nose positively right scrupulously severely sharp square the ticket truthfully unequivocally unerringly utterly veraciously wholly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
doubtfully dubiously incompletely indefinite partially questionably
WEAK
inaccurately inexactly
ADVERB
hard
Synonyms
STRONGEST
heavily seriously strongly vigorously
STRONG
severely
WEAK
actively angrily animatedly boisterously briskly brutally cruelly earnestly energetically ferociously fiercely forcibly frantically furiously intensely keenly like fury madly meanly painfully powerfully relentlessly roughly rowdily savagely sharply spiritedly sprightly stormily tumultuously turbulently uproariously urgently viciously violently vivaciously wildly with all one's might
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lightly
WEAK
easily gently moderately softly tolerantly yielding
ADVERB
literally
Synonyms
STRONGEST
actually completely directly plainly precisely really simply truly
WEAK
correctly direct faithfully indisputably letter by letter literatim not figuratively rightly sic straight strictly to the letter undeviatingly undisputably unerringly unmistakably verbatim veritably
Antonyms
STRONGEST
doubtfully
WEAK
figuratively loosely
ADVERB
severely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acutely badly critically dangerously extremely firmly markedly painfully seriously sharply sorely sternly strictly
STRONG
gravely hard
WEAK
hardly intensely roughly with an iron hand
Antonyms
STRONGEST
mildly
WEAK
compassionately lightly
ADVERB
strictly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
closely
STRONG
stringently
WEAK
factually surely

Example Sentences

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Until recently, Shields was an NHS doctor, using treatments that had been rigorously tested in a world of randomised controlled trials.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

In one potential off-ramp, Vatanka said that the United States could maintain the blockade but not enforce it rigorously.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Not that extremist positions should be off limits, but they ought to be more rigorously addressed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

This is fatal to the film, which is so rigorously shallow that it amounts to a promotional video of the kind that might be produced for a fashion-mag website.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

But Uncle liked to say that the demons had examined him more rigorously than any government exam.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep