strict | Definition of strict

Synonyms and Antonyms of strict

1 following an original exactly

not a strict translation, because a lot of the humor is in the wordplay

Synonyms of strict

accurate, authentic, exact, faithful, precise, right, true, veracious

Words Related to strict

lifelike, realistic

careful, conscientious, meticulous, punctilious, scrupulous

bona fide, genuine, real, veridical

Near Antonyms of strict

careless, slack, slipshod, slovenly

erroneous, incorrect, invalid, off, unsound, untrue, untruthful, wrong

Antonyms of strict

corrupt, corrupted, false, imprecise, inaccurate, inauthentic, inexact, loose, unfaithful

2 given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint

that piano teacher is notoriously strict, but students make great strides under her tutelage

Synonyms of strict

austere, authoritarian, flinty, hard, harsh, heavy-handed, ramrod, rigid, rigorous, severe, stern, tough

Words Related to strict

demanding, exacting

uncharitable, unforgiving

adamant, adamantine, callous, hardened, hard-hearted, hard-line, immovable, implacable, inflexible, merciless, ossified, pitiless, relentless, rock-ribbed, stiff, unbending, uncompromising, unrelenting, unsparing, unyielding

ascetic (also ascetical), monastic, monkish

browbeating, bullying

determined, firm, resolved, single-minded, steadfast, unflinching

dogged, intractable, obstinate, relentless

Near Antonyms of strict

easy, easygoing, laid-back, undemanding

charitable, kind, merciful, mild, patient, soft, softhearted

accepting, compromising, yielding

responsive, willing

acquiescent, agreeable, amenable, complaisant, compliant, flexible, pliable, pliant

Antonyms of strict

clement, forbearing, gentle, indulgent, lax, lenient, tolerant

3 not allowing for any exceptions or loosening of standards

on a strict diet

strict adherence to the letter of the law

Synonyms of strict

brassbound, cast-iron, exacting, hard-line, inflexible, rigid, rigorous, stringent, uncompromising

Words Related to strict

close, conscientious, exact, fussy, meticulous, painstaking, punctilious, scrupulous, undeviating

adamant, adamantine, determined, dogged, firm, relentless, resolved, single-minded, steadfast, stubborn, tenacious, unbending, unflinching

immovable, implacable, unappeasable, unrelenting, unsparing, unyielding