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