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more stringent

ADJECTIVE

rigid, tight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

binding demanding draconian exacting forceful harsh inflexible ironclad rigorous severe stiff strict tough

WEAK

acrimonious brick-wall by the book by the numbers compelling confining convincing dead set on drawing dyed-in-the-wool hard hard-nosed iron-fisted picky poignant powerful rough set unpermissive valid

Antonyms

STRONGEST

amenable calm easy easy-going facile flexible gentle kind lenient mild nice pliable pliant soft weak willing yielding

WEAK

inexact tolerant

Example Sentences

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There is no universal SCR or percentage across the top leagues, but others have more stringent rules than the Premier League.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Military bases across California have tightened security since the conflict began, requiring more stringent visitor identification, checks at gates and warning of traffic delays.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

“We have a lot of respect for this management team that has been transparent, and for the progress made by the company thus far, especially under more stringent U.K. Civil Aviation Authority requirements,” wrote Syth.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

The bloc has also put into place a carbon-border adjustment mechanism, known as CBAM, that aims to blunt the competitive edge given to external producers not subject to Europe’s more stringent caps on carbon emissions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Now they could move ahead— but under standards of military secrecy even more stringent than those of Briggs, about which Lawrence had groused constantly.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik