Synonyms of rigorousness

rigorousness

noun

1

as in severity

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

the rigorousness of the training paid off when the dance students performed brilliantly at the recital

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in accuracy

the quality or state of being very accurate

these days the rigorousness of electronic timing is necessary to measure the minute differences in the performances of Olympic athletes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accuracy
• precision
• preciseness
• perfection
• exactness
• rigor
• exactitude
• fidelity
• definiteness
• fineness
• veracity
• truth
• definitiveness
• accurateness
• nicety
• closeness
• strictness
• correctness
• delicacy
• ultraprecision
• rightness
• subtlety
• determinacy
• fastidiousness
• meticulousness
• carefulness
• definitude
• care
• persnicketiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• roughness
• inaccuracy
• imprecision
• approximation
• coarseness
• roundness
• inexactness
• inexactitude
• impreciseness
• carelessness
• falsity
• wrongness
• incorrectness
• falseness
• looseness
• vagueness
• guesswork
• indefiniteness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rigorousness

First, thorough screening efforts should be used to evaluate emotional regulation and affective resilience as rigorously as memory or movement, echoing the rigorousness of screening methods in, for instance, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes. — Eric J. Nestler, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026

An award-winning poet, essayist, and editor, Lehmann embraces both the flexibility and rigorousness of creative writing. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Sep. 2025