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synonyms for stringent

  • binding
  • demanding
  • draconian
  • exacting
  • forceful
  • harsh
  • inflexible
  • ironclad
  • rigorous
  • severe
  • stiff
  • strict
  • tough
  • acrimonious
  • brick-wall
  • by the book
  • by the numbers
  • compelling
  • confining
  • convincing
  • dead set on
  • drawing
  • dyed-in-the-wool
  • hard
  • hard-nosed
  • iron-fisted
  • picky
  • poignant
  • powerful
  • rough
  • set
  • unpermissive
  • valid
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antonyms for stringent

MOST RELEVANT
  • amenable
  • calm
  • easy
  • easygoing
  • facile
  • flexible
  • gentle
  • kind
  • lenient
  • mild
  • nice
  • pliable
  • pliant
  • soft
  • weak
  • willing
  • yielding
  • inexact
  • tolerant
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Recent legislation in California and the EU portends more stringent privacy laws across the globe.
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There is a more stringent set of requirements for second-draw loans.
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The league and the NBA Players’ Association met Tuesday to come up with more stringent protocols.
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Moderna’s vaccine has another, with less stringent cooling requirements.
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The Carlsbad City Council voted 2-2 against the proposal to consider more stringent enforcement policies on businesses that defy coronavirus safety protocols.
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The stringent lockdown in India, which severely dented the economy, seems to be a distant memory for some investors, but the upcoming year could be a struggle.
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WORDS RELATED TO STRINGENT

  • ascetic
  • astringent
  • cold
  • earnest
  • exacting
  • forbidding
  • formal
  • grave
  • grim
  • hard
  • harsh
  • inexorable
  • inflexible
  • obdurate
  • rigid
  • rigorous
  • serious
  • sober
  • solemn
  • somber
  • stern
  • stiff
  • strict
  • stringent
  • unfeeling
  • unrelenting
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