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

Example sentences :

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

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