Synonyms of strictly

strictly

adverb

as in carefully

without any relaxation of standards or precision

strictly speaking, Columbus did not discover America—the people living there had long known about it

the rules must be strictly obeyed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loosely
• imprecisely
• inexactly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of strictly

Photography and video are strictly forbidden inside, although a photo opp is available. — Hali Smith october 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026

The rule wasn’t strictly enforced, of course, but her parents were trying to manage a household where one upset child could set off several others. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026

The Affordable Care Act was a strictly partisan piece at the end, not because people didn’t try, like you and others, to bring folks together. — John E. McDonough, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026

Like the other brands, Esci will launch strictly direct-to-consumer, at least for the foreseeable future. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

That’s already one more creature than the metaphor strictly needs, but Duffield makes the encounter haunting. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026

The league suspended Greenlaw, determining his aggressive post-game behavior violated Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1(b), which strictly prohibits the use of abusive, threatening, or insulting language or gestures toward game officials. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Our list of broader comparisons, though, is strictly made up of competing Googlebooks, as listed above. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2026

The single largest contribution that Suffolk made to my life, though, was strictly nonacademic. — David Shribman, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2026