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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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New York City three years ago enacted one of the country’s strictest crackdowns on short-term rentals, which reduced the number of listings across the five boroughs by more than 90%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

“It provides local energy for Angelenos, produced under some of the strictest environmental rules in the world, instead of oil shipped in from overseas,” spokesperson Ted Cordova said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The designation is the strictest standard in the US legal system.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Prime Minister Sharif called for an investigation and said that the "strictest possible action" should be taken against those found to be responsible.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

I tell you this in the strictest of confidences, because you seem to be so genuinely concerned.

From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper

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