stringent

Meaning

Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe

Synonyms

strict
C1
rigorous
20k
tight
B1
severe
B2
stern
C1
austere
33k
tense
B2
stiff
C1
tart
C1
steep
C2
rigid
C2
serious
A1
abrupt
20k
acrid
inflexible
37k
precise
C1
strait
25k
strong
A2
harsh
B2
rough
B1
peremptory
particular
B1
perpendicular
38k
poky
puritanical
47k
restrictive
43k
salty
C1
sharp
B2
stark
C1
steadfast
29k
strenuous
25k
stunned
C2
tight money
ultra
C2
uncomfortable
B2
unfair
B2
urgent
B2
‼️
weighty
45k

downward-sloping

puritanic
authoritative
36k
bitter
B2
bluff
C1
bold
B2
censorious
crucial
C1
disciplinarian
earnest
C2
embarrassing
B2
exact
B1
Translations

rigoureux
severo
gestreng
streng
riguroso
strikt
estrito
rigoroso
rigoroso
rígid
sévère
stringent
صارم

wettisch

raide
Frequency

45k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/
Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin stringēns, stringentem, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, to shear, stiff”).

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