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