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strict

/stɹɪkt/adjective1 syllable

Strict means: characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint.

Synonyms for strict42

adjective, as in characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint

nonindulgent, austere, stern, blue, puritanic, puritanical, corrective, disciplinary, disciplinal, monkish, renunciant, renunciative, self-abnegating, self-denying
and 5 more, self-disciplined, self-restraining, severe, spartan, abstemious

adjective, as in severe and unremitting in making demands

stern, exacting, demanding

adjective, as in rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard

rigorous, exact

adjective, as in (of rules) stringently enforced

hard-and-fast, invariable

adjective, as in incapable of compromise or flexibility

rigid, intolerant

also used for strict

taut, tensioned, nonslack, strained, stretched, tense, tight, correct, dead on, thorough, accurate, careful, surgical, comprehensive, solicitous

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What does strict mean?5

adjective

1

characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint

2

severe and unremitting in making demands“an exacting instructor”

3

rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard“rigorous application of the law”

4

(of rules) stringently enforced“hard-and-fast rules”

5

incapable of compromise or flexibility

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with strict?13

three syllables

contradict
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Strict in a sentence

  • My mother isn't strict, but my brother is.Nylez
  • My mother isn't very strict, but my father is.CK
  • In the strict sense, tomatoes are a fruit.shekitten
  • When a teacher is really strict, their students need to work hard.DJ_Saidez
  • My mother is strict, but my father isn't.CK
  • While we do have a limit in place, it might not be strict enough.hecko
  • In such a strict community, even minor rebellion was seen as deviant.IMer
  • Our teacher is strict, and yet, he is kind.unknown

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Forms of strict

as a adjective

comparative
stricter
superlative
strictest