stricter

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authoritarian adj.
accurate, absolute adj.

ADJECTIVE

authoritarian

Synonyms

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draconian exacting harsh rigid rigorous scrupulous severe stern stringent tough

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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

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easy easy-going facile flexible gentle kind lenient mild nice soft tolerant

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amenable inaccurate indefinite tractable uncertain yielding

ADJECTIVE

accurate, absolute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exact meticulous precise religious scrupulous

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close complete faithful just particular perfect right total true undistorted utter veracious veridical

Antonyms

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careless imprecise inaccurate inexact negligent undetailed

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amenable easy-going flexible indefinite lenient tolerant tractable uncertain yielding

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stricter

But it is also because aircraft are held to stricter safety standards than cars, creating a much higher bar for deployment.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

At the same time, it has tried to encourage home building in urban centers; projects that would add to suburban sprawl require stricter environmental reviews.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Mortgage lenders apply stricter standards for applicants buying in to condo associations, which expose homeowners to more shared risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Brazil is demanding that Discord implement stricter parental controls, cooperate more closely with the authorities and implement systems capable of detecting and preventing situations that put minors at risk.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Criminals’ rights were curtailed and stricter sentencing guidelines put in place.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt