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strict
adjective as in stern; severe; austere
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draconian, exacting, harsh, rigid, rigorous, scrupulous, severe, stern, stringent, tough
Weak matches
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
adjective as in accurate; absolute
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Example Sentences
Florida and Iowa — both of which have strict regulations on what students can read — accounted for more than 8,200 bans in the 2023-24 school year.
South Korea’s entertainment industry is known for its high-pressure environment, where celebrities are held to strict standards over their appearances and behaviour.
Paul’s assistant insisted our cameras should be recording from the moment the star entered the room, because of his strict schedule and timekeeping.
But if Pec’s arrival brought success for the Galaxy, for the player escaping the strict style of Vasco it brought something more important.
A dress code means they must be fully covered and strict rules have banned them from travelling without a male chaperone or looking a man in the eye unless they're related by blood or marriage.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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