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

But the Arab Barometer’s findings staunchly contradict any view of Palestinian politics as rigidly ideological, committed to revenge, and supportive of violence. — Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026

That’s why assuming that people who are suicidal are rigidly on that path to end their life isn’t always correct, Moutier added. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

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