stringent synonyms

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acrimonious

acerbic
acid
angry
astringent
belligerent
biting
bitter
caustic
censorious
churlish

binding

bounden
compulsory
conclusive
counted upon
essential
imperative
incumbent on
indissoluble
irrevocable
mandatory

brick-wall

abiding
anchored
balanced
calm
deep-rooted
durable
enduring
equable
established
even

by the book

absolutely right
accurate
dead-center
definite
direct
exact
on the button
on the mark
on the money
on the nose

by the numbers

according to Hoyle
according to the highest authority
by the book
gospel
in a systematic manner
indisputable

confining

bounding
detaining
enclosing
imprisoning
restraining

convincing

acceptable
authentic
believeable
cogent
conclusive
credible
dependable
faithful
hopeful
impressive

dead set on

abiding
adamant
bent
bound
consistent
constant
determined
enduring
established
exact

demanding

ambitious
backbreaker
bothersome
clamorous
critical
dictatorial
difficult
exacting
exhausting
exigent

draconian

brutal
cruel
drastic
exorbitant
extreme
heavy-handed
oppressive
rough
severe
strict

drawing

cartoon
commercial art
comp
delineation
depiction
design
doodle
etching
graphics
layout

dyed-in-the-wool

absolute
complete
confirmed
congenital
deep-down
deep-dyed
deep-rooted
deep-seated
deeply ingrained
die-hard

exacting

burdensome
by the book
careful
critical
difficult
exigent
finicky
fussy
grievous
hard

forceful

ball of fire
bullish
cogent
coming on strong
commanding
compelling
constraining
convincing
dominant
dynamic

hard

adamantine
callous
compact
compacted
compressed
concentrated
consolidated
dense
firm
hardened

hard-nosed

bullheaded
hard-boiled
hardheaded
inflexible
mulish
no-nonsense
obdurate
obstinate
pigheaded
stubborn

harsh

acrid
asperous
astringent
bitter
bleak
cacophonous
caterwauling
clashing
coarse
cracked

inflexible

adamant
adamantine
determined
dogged
dyed-in-the-wool
firm
fixed
hard
hard-and-fast
immovable

iron-fisted

barbarous
callous
compassionless
cruel
cutthroat
dog-eat-dog
fierce
gratuitous
grim
hard

ironclad

abiding
agreed
arranged
certain
changeless
confirmed
definite
determinate
enduring
firm

picky

captious
critical
dainty
fastidious
fault-finding
fussy
nice
particular
persnickety

poignant

agitating
agonizing
bitter
distressing
disturbing
emotional
heartbreaking
heartrending
impressive
intense

powerful

able
all-powerful
almighty
authoritarian
authoritative
capable
cogent
commanding
compelling
competent

rigorous

accurate
ascetic
austere
bitter
brutal
burdensome
correct
definite
dogmatic
exacting

rough

asperous
bearded
brambly
bristly
broken
bumpy
bushy
chapped
choppy
coarse

set

agreed
appointed
arranged
bent
certain
concluded
confirmed
customary
dead set on
decisive

severe

astringent
austere
biting
caustic
close
cold
cruel
cutting
disapproving
dour

stiff

annealed
arthritic
benumbed
brittle
buckram
cemented
chilled
congealed
contracted
creaky

strict

austere
dead set
disciplinary
dour
draconian
exacting
firm
forbidding
grim
hard

tough

brawny
cohesive
conditioned
dense
durable
fibrous
firm
fit
flinty
hard

unpermissive

adamant
adamantine
austere
bullheaded
changeless
chiseled
dead set
definite
determined
exact

valid

accurate
attested
authentic
authoritative
binding
bona fide
cogent
compelling
conclusive
confirmed

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