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Synonyms for stringent
ˈstrɪn dʒəntstrin·gent
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Princeton's WordNet
rigorous, stringent, tightadjective
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
"rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"
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fuddled, nasty, squiffy, crocked, plastered, mean, tight, mingy, smashed, wet, strict, miserly, compressed, cockeyed, taut, sozzled, soaked, close, stiff, besotted, slopped, pie-eyed, blotto, loaded, blind drunk, pissed, sloshed, rigorous, soused, pixilatedAntonyms:
undemanding
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How to use stringent in a sentence?
Few statesmen have the qualifications, the relationships, and gravitas that Senator Hutchison brings to this position, after years of inadequate resourcing, Kay led an effort in the Senate to rebuild our military and helped prepare it to meet the new, more stringent demands of the global war on terror.
I think that in general people should follow the current recommendations, nevertheless this study pointed out that maybe some of them, particularly the American ones, should be less stringent.
What happened in Sharm al-Sheikh last week, and to a lesser extent with the ... (Germanwings) aircraft, are game changers for our industry, they have to be addressed at industry level because no doubt the countries -- U.S., Europe -- I would think will make some fairly stringent, draconian demands on the way aviation works with security.
I think The Federal Reserve is out of control. I think what they're doing is wrong, but I think The Federal Reserve is far too stringent, and they're making a mistake, and it's not right.
I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.
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