stringent

strin·gent

adjective \ˈstrin-jənt\

Definition of STRINGENT

1

: tight, constricted

2

: marked by rigor, strictness, or severity especially with regard to rule or standard <stringent decontamination procedures>

3

: marked by money scarcity and credit strictness <a stringent budget>

— strin·gent·ly adverb

Examples of STRINGENT

1. <stringent rules against unauthorized persons being in the building>

Origin of STRINGENT

Latin stringent-, stringens, present participle of stringere

First Known Use: 1736

Related to STRINGENT

Synonyms

brassbound, cast-iron, exacting, hard-line, inflexible, rigorous, strict, rigid, uncompromising

Antonyms

flexible, lax, loose, relaxed, slack

Related Words

close, conscientious, exact, fussy, meticulous, painstaking, punctilious, scrupulous, undeviating; adamant, adamantine, determined, dogged, firm, relentless, resolved, single-minded, steadfast, stubborn, tenacious, unbending, unflinching; immovable, implacable, unappeasable, unrelenting, unsparing, unyielding; austere, demanding, flinty, grim, hard, hardened, hard-hearted, harsh, ironbound, severe, stern, tough

Near Antonyms

acquiescent, compliant, compromising, pliable, pliant, relenting, yielding; easy, easygoing, gentle, indulgent, kindly, lenient, merciful, mild, pampering, soft, spoiling, tolerant; neglectful, negligent, remiss, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly, unfussy

See Synonym Discussion at rigid