Synonyms of exactingness

exactingness

noun

as in severity

the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism)

since I was a guest in their home, I was not about to critique the dinner with the exactingness of a professional restaurant reviewer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• severity
• rigidity
• inflexibility
• strictness
• sternness
• hardness
• harshness
• stringency
• rigidness
• rigor
• rigorousness
• obdurateness
• implacability
• obduracy
• callousness
• resolve
• pitilessness
• gruffness
• steadfastness
• determination
• hard-heartedness
• monasticism
• firmness
• stubbornness
• obstinacy
• asceticism
• dourness
• austereness
• austerity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flexibility
• gentleness
• tolerance
• patience
• tenderness
• softness
• willingness
• kindness
• indulgence
• forbearance
• responsiveness
• laxness
• compliance
• mildness
• lenience
• pliability
• pliancy