rigorous Antonyms
Strongest:
- easy
- tolerant
- gentle
- charitable
- lax
- lenient
- mild
- forbearing
- easygoing
- lenient
- indulgent
- mild
- soft
- easy
- easygoing
- undemanding
- soft
- lax
- gentle
- indulgent
- kind
- tolerant
- forbearing
- charitable
- kind
- undemanding
Strong:
- willing
- flexible
- patient
- merciful
- accepting
- agreeable
- yielding
- willing
- clement
- yielding
- flexible
- accepting
- agreeable
- laid-back
- merciful
- laid-back
- clement
- compliant
- compliant
- responsive
- amenable
- patient
- amenable
- responsive
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- severe
- merciless
- heavy-handed
- steadfast
- relentless
- hard
- gruff
- demanding
- exacting
- hardened
- austere
- flinty
Weak:
- dour
- adamant
- immovable
- ossified
- ramrod
- hard-line
- obstinate
- pitiless
- resolved
- adamantine
- ascetical
- implacable
- dogged
- unbending
- single-minded
- hard-hearted
- determined
- monastic
- ascetic
- unforgiving
- intractable
- stiff
- rock-ribbed
- unsparing
- uncharitable
- monkish
- inflexible
- unyielding
- uncompromising
- callous
- unrelenting
- firm
- bullying
- unflinching
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
authoritarian,strict, rigid, harsh, stern, tough, severe, merciless, heavy-handed, steadfast
easy, tolerant,gentle, charitable, lax, lenient, mild, forbearing, easygoing, 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.
