rigor

[rig-er] / ˈrɪg ər /

NOUN

strictness, exactness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accuracy austerity difficulty firmness hardship harshness ordeal precision rigidity tenacity tribulation vicissitude

STRONG

affliction asperity conscientiousness conventionalism exactitude hardness inclemency inflexibility intolerance meticulousness obduracy preciseness privation punctiliousness roughness severity sternness stiffness stringency suffering thoroughness traditionalism trial visitation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm calmness ease happiness inaccuracy peace pleasure weakness

STRONG

health kindness

WEAK

elasticity flexibility leniency pliability

Example Sentences

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It offers the thrill of transgression without the burden of intellectual rigor.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

That raises further questions in my mind about the rigor of the legal analysis here.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

Few activists in the financial world have had comparable impact as the investor and activist David Webb—and fewer still have done so with such independence and analytical rigor.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

This approach offers a much higher level of statistical rigor than most previous studies.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Sophie Sassoon’s face: it was created with the rigor of a sand painting blown grain by grain by Tibetan monks.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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