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stricter

ADJECTIVE

authoritarian

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

WEAK

amenable inaccurate indefinite tractable uncertain yielding

ADJECTIVE

accurate, absolute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exact meticulous precise religious scrupulous

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless imprecise inaccurate inexact negligent undetailed

WEAK

amenable easy-going flexible indefinite lenient tolerant tractable uncertain yielding

Example Sentences

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The U.S. also has lost refineries and refining capacity also has been reduced due to aging infrastructure and stricter environmental standards.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

A raft of legal reforms were also introduced including tighter laws on gun ownership and regulation, along with stricter hate speech legislation.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Into 2026 the bank expects an improvement in supply/demand balance in the U.S. and European Union, with stricter trade policies supporting prices and volumes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

First, the laser must enter the fiber at a perfectly aligned, zero-degree angle, which is stricter than standard practice.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

They use a variety of methods, often simultaneously: protection of habitat, replanting of habitat, stricter laws to prevent poaching, community awareness—and reintroducing animals back into the wild.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh