STRICTNESS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

strictness

noun

as in severity

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

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Recent Examples of strictness The ubiquity and strictness of regulation has real business impacts. —

Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026 And there’s little strictness about ideological consistency. —

Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 His mother’s strictness helped Harewood avoid getting caught up in selling drugs. —

Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026 The attorneys speaking with all pointed out that this regulation is in its early days, and the strictness or severity of state reviews of health care private equity transactions is yet to be determined. —

Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025 Still, states vary in their strictness. —

Rebecca Schneid, Time, 31 Aug. 2025

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severity

Noun

Anthropic’s researchers say Mythos Preview was able to detect thousands of high- and critical-severity bugs and software defects, with vulnerabilities identified in most major operating systems and web browsers.

— Kevin Collier, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
The report also found that traffic signal changes put in place in 2020 had little impact on crash frequency or severity, the city said, and that crash trends on Randall Road remain generally consistent with historical averages.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026