strict

Synonyms

brassbound, exacting, inflexible, rigid, rigorous, stringent, uncompromising;

Antonyms

flexible, lax, loose, relaxed, slack;

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;

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, severe, stern, tough;