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ˈstrɪn dʒəntstrin·gent

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Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 2 votes

  1. rigorous, stringent, tightadjective

    demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

    "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"

    Synonyms:
    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, pixilated

    Antonyms:
    undemanding

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. stringentadjective

    Synonyms:
    binding, contracting

  2. stringentadjective

    Synonyms:
    STRICT, rigid, severe, rigorous

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. stringentadjective

    Synonyms:
    binding, restrictive, rigid, severe, rigorous, exact

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How to use stringent in a sentence?

  1. Ted Cruz:

    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.

  2. Jordi Julvez:

    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.

  3. Tim Clark:

    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.

  4. Donald Trump:

    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.

  5. Ulysses S. Grant:

    I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.


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