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