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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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While there is no federal age requirement for kids working for a business solely operated by their parents, state laws may vary and New York and California are known to be stricter, Trull noted.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Coverage of the speech also highlighted his repeated emphasis on physical standards and fitness as markers of readiness, reinforcing a broader push for stricter military conditioning expectations.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

The American Gaming Association and a public health advocate called for stricter regulation of prediction markets and sports betting.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The company says it gives priority to safety more than other AI model developers and has supported stricter regulations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 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