Synonyms of stringency

stringency

noun

ˈstrin-jən(t)-sē 

as in severity

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

some people objected to the stringency of the new regulations regarding the alteration of building exteriors in the historic district

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stringency

Before this report, private hot tubs were not required to be cleaned with the same stringency as public hot tubs according to CDC guidelines. — Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2025

The statement went on to explain that the company would increase the stringency of pre-launch testing phases. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024

This can be done without financial stringencies by redirecting a fraction of the trillions of dollars spent on the military-industrial-security state. — Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024

Given the other stringencies of coverture, life as a single woman and a single mother likely proved a greater trial for many. — TIME, 22 Apr. 2024