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