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Adjective strict has 6 senses
- hard-and-fast, strict - (of rules) stringently enforced; "hard-and-fast rules"
Antonym: variable (indirect, via invariable)
- rigorous, strict - rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian"
Antonym: inexact (indirect, via exact)
- rigid, strict - incapable of compromise or flexibility
Antonym: tolerant (indirect, via intolerant)
- nonindulgent, strict - not indulgent; "strict parents"
Antonym: permissive (indirect, via unpermissive)
- severe, spartan, strict - unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing"
Antonym: indulgent (indirect, via nonindulgent)
- stern, strict, exacting - severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"
Antonym: undemanding (indirect, via demanding)
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