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Definitions

strict

[strikt] / strɪkt /
ADJECTIVE
stern; severe; austere
Synonyms
STRONGEST
draconian exacting harsh rigid rigorous scrupulous severe stern stringent tough
WEAK
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
Antonyms
STRONGEST
easy easygoing facile flexible gentle kind lenient mild nice soft tolerant
WEAK
amenable tractable uncertain yielding
ADJECTIVE
accurate; absolute
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exact meticulous precise religious scrupulous
STRONG
detail-oriented
WEAK
close complete faithful just particular perfect right total true undistorted utter veracious veridical
Antonyms
STRONGEST
careless imprecise inaccurate inexact negligent undetailed
WEAK
indefinite

Example Sentences

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And Washington uses a strict network of export controls to prevent China from getting its hands on those powerful chips.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The proposal also requires Iran to halt support for regional proxies and accept strict ballistic missile limits.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

There are also strict dollar limits on contributions and tricky rules regarding distributions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

After applying strict checks to eliminate false positives, they narrowed the list to 130 planets and planet candidates.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

My mother’s family came from Breslau, and she had grown up speaking German, so she insisted I do too, hiring a strict governess named Frau Schmidt to look after me.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman