stricter

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authoritarian adj.
accurate, absolute adj.

ADJECTIVE

authoritarian

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

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stricter

Scalia said the federal voter registration law did not allow Arizona to adopt new and stricter rules.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

The government began consulting on changes to the cosmetic surgery industry in 2023, but there have been calls for stricter regulations for many years.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

But there is no sign of the government proposing such a change, nor when the stricter rules will take effect.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Under the original rulebook, oil and gas importers in the bloc faced stricter methane emissions reporting requirements starting in January 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

It was either first names or, in some of the stricter homes, Mr. and Mrs. Somebody or Other.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

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