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Antonyms for stringent
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : strin-juhnt |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstrɪn dʒənt |
Definition of stringent
Origin :- c.1600, "astringent," especially with reference to taste, from Latin stringentem (nominative stringens), present participle of stringere "to compress, contract, bind or draw tight" (see strain). Of regulations, procedures, etc., 1846.
- adj rigid, tight
- The army was to be reinforced and a stringent conscription was talked of.
- Extract from : « Shoulder-Straps » by Henry Morford
- These stringent measures were not, however, put into effect at once.
- Extract from : « The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa » by Paul Barron Watson
- The stringent protectionists and the free-traders strike hands.
- Extract from : « My Bondage and My Freedom » by Frederick Douglass
- The time has not yet come for stringent orders in these cases.
- Extract from : « Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 » by James Kennedy
- Lastly, we have here a piece of stringent practical direction.
- Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren
- The law is stringent and I was going to invoke it in your case.
- Extract from : « The Return of Peter Grimm » by David Belasco
- You'll employ tact before you have recourse to stringent measures.
- Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
- Prompt and stringent measures saved the victim—but only just.
- Extract from : « Bob, Son of Battle » by Alfred Ollivant
- It was a situation where only prompt and stringent measures could avail.
- Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 » by Various
- Or, you are either too harsh and stringent, or the very reverse.
- Extract from : « The Proverbs of Scotland » by Alexander Hislop
Synonyms for stringent
- acrimonious
- binding
- brick-wall
- by the book
- by the numbers
- compelling
- confining
- convincing
- dead set on
- demanding
- draconian
- drawing
- dyed-in-the-wool
- exacting
- forceful
- hard
- hard-nosed
- harsh
- inflexible
- iron-fisted
- ironclad
- picky
- poignant
- powerful
- rigorous
- rough
- set
- severe
- stiff
- strict
- tough
- unpermissive
- valid
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