Synonyms of rigidly

rigidly

adverb

as in strictly

without any relaxation of standards or precision

the judge stuck rigidly to the letter of the law

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strictly
• carefully
• precisely
• rigorously
• exactly
• scrupulously
• conscientiously
• meticulously

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loosely
• imprecisely
• inexactly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rigidly

Security decisions made too rigidly can become difficult to accommodate when engineers modify systems later. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026

Starting in the nineteen-eighties, forms of identification as proof of citizenship became more rigidly required. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

The acting is passable, more or less, but dialogue is often rigidly expository or cliché or both. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2026

Her rigidly unsentimental mother, however, sees only urban labor and profitably arranged marriage in her future. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 July 2026

Director David Anspaugh, whose resume includes small-town basketball tale Hoosiers and against-all-odds college football biopic Rudy, sticks rigidly to his sporting underdog formula, only skimming the surface of the David-versus-Goliath encounter. — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026

The Hurricanes play a rigidly structured brand of hockey that makes the game easier to read and anticipate for the goaltender. — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 25 June 2026

North Korea remains a close ally, rigidly committed to traditional communist tyranny. — Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026

Each focuses on the love stories of specific couples, but while the show doesn’t follow the books’ format rigidly, all the beloved characters are present. — Jennifer McClellan, USA Today, 17 May 2026