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strictness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of strictness

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

his stoic temperament suited him well to the demands and strictness of military life

Synonyms of strictness

exactingness, hardness, harshness, inflexibility, rigidity, rigidness, rigor, rigorousness, severity, sternness, stringency

Words Related to strictness

callousness, hard-heartedness, implacability, obduracy, obdurateness, pitilessness

dourness, gruffness

asceticism, austereness, austerity, monasticism

determination, firmness, resolve, steadfastness

obstinacy, stubbornness

Near Antonyms of strictness

forbearance, indulgence, kindness, lenience, patience, softness, tenderness, tolerance

responsiveness, willingness

compliance, pliability, pliancy

Antonyms of strictness

flexibility, gentleness, laxness, mildness

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