Rigor synonyms
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The property of being rigorous, strictness.
Positive in opinion or judgment; absolutely certain, overconfident, unwilling to hear any debate or argument (especially in a pejorative sense); dogmatic. [from 16th c.]
Nonstandard spelling of rigorousness.
In Economics: synonym for stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay.
The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness; inflexibleness; rigidity; obstinacy.
A thing hard to bear; specific cause of discomfort or suffering, as poverty, pain, etc.
The condition or quality of being difficult:
Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
Something severe, as a punishment
(Countable) The result or product of being strict.
The quality or state of being inexorable.
The state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible.
(Dated) pedantic behaviour
The number of significant digits to which a value has been reliably measured.
(Medicine) Extreme sensitivity or allergy to a drug, food, or other substance:
Stubbornness
freedom from deviation
A harsh or trying circumstance; a hardship or difficulty:
uncompromisingness
The condition of being uncompromising
Something that is inclement
traditionalism
The adherence to traditional views or practices, especially with regard to cultural or religious matters.
(Uncountable) Adherence to social conventions; conventional behavior
The condition of being relentless.
leniency (antonym)
Lenient treatment, as in disciplining or sentencing
mildness. See syn. study at difficulty.difficulty (antonym)
A harsh or trying circumstance; a hardship or difficulty:
stubbornness (related)
The state of being stubborn.
Acting or performing with care and precision; meticulous:
Strict or severe in discipline; ascetic:
Acting with force; having a strong or violent effect; severe; harsh; extreme
Disagreeable to the sense of hearing:
(Archaic) Unmercifully severe in temper or action.
Impossible to stop or prevent; inevitable
The definition of rigorous is something that is painfully exact or precise.
Vigorously active; energetic or zealous:
Intensity of emotion, especially strong desire, enthusiasm, or devotion.
(Law) Willful infliction of physical pain or suffering upon a person or animal, or of mental distress upon a person
scrupulosity
The property of being scrupulous.
(Of an image) distinctness, focus
strenuosity
The quality or state of being strenuous.
The act or process of testing, trying, or putting to the proof:
laxness (antonym)
The property of being lax, lacking strictness.
ease (antonym)
Freedom from effort, difficulty or hardship.
pliability (antonym)
The quality or state of being pliable; flexibility; pliableness.
flexibility (antonym)
The quality of having options. "I have some flexibility."
elasticity (antonym)
The condition or property of being elastic; flexibility.
A condition of constant change or alternation, as a natural process; mutability
a hard (or tough) row to hoe
heavy sledding
easy (related)
The fact or condition of being rigorous and unsparing
The property of being severe.
A trembling or shivering response.
The state of being cogent; the characteristic or quality of being reasonable and persuasive.
The state, quality, or fact of being valid in law or in argument, proof, authority, etc.
a hard (or tough) nut to crack
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