Definitions

rigorously

[rig-er-uhs-lee] / ˈrɪg ər əs li /

ADVERB

carefully

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxiously attentively conscientiously correctly deliberately delicately discreetly faithfully fully gingerly laboriously meticulously precisely prudently scrupulously thoroughly thoughtfully warily

WEAK

circumspectly concernedly dependably exactly fastidiously guardedly heedfully honorably in detail particularly providently punctiliously regardfully reliably solicitously trustily uprightly vigilantly watchfully with forethought with reservations

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inadequately incompletely partially uncarefully

WEAK

carelessly incautiously thoughtlessly

ADVERB

difficultly

Synonyms

WEAK

arduously laboriously strenuously

ADVERB

exactly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolutely altogether carefully completely correctly definitely explicitly indeed literally precisely quite specifically strictly totally truly

STRONG

just

WEAK

bang expressly faithfully faultlessly for a fact for certain for sure in every respect methodically no mistake on the dot on the money on the nail on the nose positively right scrupulously severely sharp square the ticket truthfully unequivocally unerringly utterly veraciously wholly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully dubiously incompletely indefinite partially questionably

WEAK

inaccurately inexactly

ADVERB

hard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

heavily seriously strongly vigorously

STRONG

severely

WEAK

actively angrily animatedly boisterously briskly brutally cruelly earnestly energetically ferociously fiercely forcibly frantically furiously intensely keenly like fury madly meanly painfully powerfully relentlessly roughly rowdily savagely sharply spiritedly sprightly stormily tumultuously turbulently uproariously urgently viciously violently vivaciously wildly with all one's might

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lightly

WEAK

easily gently moderately softly tolerantly yielding

ADVERB

literally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actually completely directly plainly precisely really simply truly

WEAK

correctly direct faithfully indisputably letter by letter literatim not figuratively rightly sic straight strictly to the letter undeviatingly undisputably unerringly unmistakably verbatim veritably

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully

WEAK

figuratively loosely

ADVERB

severely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acutely badly critically dangerously extremely firmly markedly painfully seriously sharply sorely sternly strictly

STRONG

gravely hard

WEAK

hardly intensely roughly with an iron hand

Antonyms

STRONGEST

mildly

WEAK

compassionately lightly

ADVERB

strictly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

closely

STRONG

stringently

WEAK

factually surely

Example Sentences

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Rollins similarly championed Black pride on "Airegin," another of his best-known pieces which is rigorously quick-paced -- and whose title is an anagram for Nigeria.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Until recently, Shields was an NHS doctor, using treatments that had been rigorously tested in a world of randomised controlled trials.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

In one potential off-ramp, Vatanka said that the United States could maintain the blockade but not enforce it rigorously.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Susan Hilferty’s costumes usher us back to a time when hierarchies were not only visible but rigorously enforced.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

My cycle, though imaginary, was rigorously charted on my desk calendar.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

rigorously

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