Strict

Quick meaning: Strict is an adjective meaning Strained; drawn close; tight.

Meaning

Strained; drawn close; tight.

More Meanings

1. Tense; not relaxed.
2. Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular.
3. Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
4. Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.
5. (botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
6. Severe in discipline.
7. (set theory, order theory) Irreflexive; if the described object is defined to be reflexive, that condition is overridden and replaced with irreflexive.

Example Sentences

strict fiber

strict embrace

strict ligature

to keep strict watch

Word Forms

• stricter
• strictest

Synonyms for strict

Depending on context, synonyms include taut, tensioned, strained, stretched, tense, tight.

Antonyms for strict

Common opposites include lenient, lax, permissive.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include demanding, severe, hard-and-fast, rigid, stern, rigorous.

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