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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
India's Supreme Court has said that authorities cannot demolish homes merely because a person has been accused of a crime and has laid down strict guidelines for any such action.
His mother said he had recently told her it had felt as if there was "no end in sight" because of strict post-parole licensing rules, hence "falling back into old behaviours".
During Trump's first term, he was involved in developing some the administration's strictest immigration policies.
Leadbeater says it will ensure the strictest safeguards anywhere in the world.
“They are not the typical tiger moms or strict matriarchs, like in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ or ‘The Joy Luck Club.’
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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