Stringency

Synonyms for "stringency" (90 found)

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Closest matches (18)

Noun(2 words)

strictness aythya

acerbity acidity acridity acrimony asperity astringency austerity authoritarianism bite bitterness causticity chinchiness chintziness demandingness discipline edge

Strong matches (27)

Verb(1 words)

enforce civil order guidelines

Noun(6 words)

enforcing exaction exactnessmore compulsoryprecisenessprecision conditions

exactingness exiguity fewness fierceness grimness grip hardness harshness inclemency infrequency keenness meagerness meticulousness miserliness mordacity mordancy niggardliness paucity poignancy point

Related words (45)

rarity regimentation restrictednessrigid disciplinerigor roughness ruggedness scantiness scarcity scrimpiness severity sharpness skimpiness smallness sparseness sparsity spartanism sternness sting stinginess

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strictness stridency tartness teeth thinness tightness toughness trenchancy ungentleness vehemence violence virulence

Noun(12 words)

restrictiveness rigorrigor in experimentsrigorism rigors rigourscientifically rigorousseveritystringent conditionsthoroughness tightness unlax

Adjective(1 words)

strict standards

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conscientiousness deficiency degree lack painstakingness precision quality rigor want

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6 entries

binding specificityexactingnessexperimental rigorrigidity scrupulousness severity

Collocations

5 entries

policy stringencyregulatory stringencystringency criteriastringency indextesting stringency

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

stringent stringently

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