streng

Meaning

severe, rigid, strict

sharp

keen

poignant

acrid

acrimonious

acute

lurid

waspish

severe

strict

stern

harsh

hard

rigorous

severely

sternly

strictly

austere

nasty

racy

bitter

acerbic

tough

lively

shrill

trenchant

acidulous

astringent

stark

pointed

rigidly

solemnly

stringently

stringent

thin

delicate

fine

light

subtle

witty

strident

acid

sour

tart

active

adroit

alert

brisk

perky

sprightly

sprited

spry

vigorous

vivacious

sharp-toned

snappy

tard

spicy

peak

spiked

top

brilliant

exemplary

fantastic

notable

noteworthy

noticeable

outstanding

prominent

remarkable

salient

draconic

grim

intense

fortify

secure

strengthen

rigor

rigour

severity

authoritative

grave

majestic

solemn

authoritatively

gravely

majestically

stiff

heavy-handed

stinging

rigorously

rigid

strait-laced

tight

Victorian

austerely

roughly

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃtʁɛŋ/

From Middle High German strenge, from Old High German strengi (“strong”), strangi, from Proto-Germanic *strangijaz (“tight, tense”), *strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut”); related to Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“stiff”). Compare German Strenge, Dutch streng, Danish streng, English strong.