stricter

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authoritarian adj.
accurate, absolute adj.

ADJECTIVE

authoritarian

Synonyms

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draconian exacting harsh rigid rigorous scrupulous severe stern stringent tough

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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

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

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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

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careless imprecise inaccurate inexact negligent undetailed

WEAK

amenable easy-going flexible indefinite lenient tolerant tractable uncertain yielding

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stricter

Israeli airlines typically follow stricter security protocols than foreign airlines flying the same routes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The car’s muted voice is likewise an artifact of stricter sound-pollution requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Other proposals that would have created stricter requirements around the approval process for new storage sites did not advance through the Legislature this session.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Owners of units in condominiums are increasingly struggling to sell because of surprise HOA fees, insurance problems, special assessments and stricter lending standards.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 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