strict

/stɹˈɪkt/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

1. rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
   “rigorous application of the law”
2. (of rules) stringently enforced
   “hard-and-fast rules”
3. characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
4. incapable of compromise or flexibility
5. severe and unremitting in making demands
   “an exacting instructor”

Synonyms for strict

• rigorous
• exact
• hard-and-fast
• invariable
• nonindulgent
• austere
• blue
• corrective
• monkish
• renunciant
• self-disciplined
• severe
• rigid
• intolerant
• stern
• exacting
• demanding

Words that rhyme with strict

• derelict
• contradict
• interdict
• restrict
• addict
• benedict
• depict
• afflict
• constrict
• evict
• predict
• inflict
• licked
• slicked
• chicked
• clicked
• cmudict
• handpicked
• kicked
• licht
• maastricht
• nicked
• picht
• picked
• pricked
• schlicht
• schlict
• sticht
• ticked
• tricked