rigorous Antonyms
Strongest:
- tolerant
- mild
- undemanding
- mild
- lax
- kind
- easygoing
- lenient
- undemanding
- lenient
- gentle
- lax
- indulgent
- forbearing
- charitable
- soft
- easy
- gentle
- kind
- easy
- tolerant
- indulgent
- easygoing
- soft
- charitable
- forbearing
Strong:
- amenable
- laid-back
- amenable
- compliant
- patient
- responsive
- willing
- patient
- agreeable
- responsive
- accepting
- merciful
- yielding
- accepting
- flexible
- clement
- merciful
- flexible
- clement
- compliant
- willing
- agreeable
- yielding
- laid-back
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- gruff
- flinty
- heavy-handed
- austere
- merciless
- relentless
- demanding
- severe
- steadfast
- exacting
- hard
- hardened
Weak:
- firm
- resolved
- monastic
- ascetical
- hard-line
- bullying
- adamant
- obstinate
- callous
- adamantine
- unforgiving
- unyielding
- single-minded
- immovable
- dour
- ascetic
- determined
- hard-hearted
- unflinching
- intractable
- unsparing
- dogged
- ossified
- inflexible
- uncharitable
- unrelenting
- pitiless
- ramrod
- implacable
- monkish
- unbending
- stiff
- uncompromising
- rock-ribbed
Meaning of rigorous
rigorous (s)
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
rigorous (a.)
Manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor; allowing no abatement or mitigation; scrupulously accurate; exact; strict; severe; relentless; as, a rigorous officer of justice; a rigorous execution of law; a rigorous definition or demonstration.
Severe; intense; inclement; as, a rigorous winter.
Violent.
rigorous Sentence Examples
- The rigorous training regimen demanded immense physical and mental fortitude.
- The university implemented a rigorous curriculum that challenged the intellectual abilities of its students.
- Scientists conducted rigorous experiments to validate their hypothesis.
- The athlete underwent rigorous practice sessions to prepare for the upcoming competition.
- The rigorous academic workload was designed to foster critical thinking and analytical skills.
- The rigorous standards of the organization ensured the highest quality of products and services.
- The rigorous investigation revealed a trail of evidence that implicated the suspect.
- The rigorous certification process tested technicians' knowledge and proficiency in their field.
- The military imposed rigorous discipline and obedience to ensure the effectiveness of its forces.
- The rigorous ethical guidelines prohibited researchers from engaging in any form of scientific misconduct.
FAQs About the word rigorous
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard, demanding strict attention to rules and proceduresManifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor; allowing
tough,strict, authoritarian, rigid, harsh, stern, gruff, flinty, heavy-handed, austere
tolerant, mild, undemanding, mild, lax, kind, easygoing, lenient, undemanding, lenient
The rigorous training regimen demanded immense physical and mental fortitude.
The university implemented a rigorous curriculum that challenged the intellectual abilities of its students.
Scientists conducted rigorous experiments to validate their hypothesis.
The athlete underwent rigorous practice sessions to prepare for the upcoming competition.
