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