rigorous

rigorous
Synonyms and related words:
Herculean, Siberian, abstruse, accurate, acid, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, acute, adamant, adamantine, adverse, algid, antagonistic, arctic, arduous, ascetic, astringent, attentive, below zero, biting, bitter, bitterly cold, bleak, boreal, brisk, brumal, brutal, burdensome, cast-iron, caustic, close, cold, cold as charity, cold as death, cold as ice, cold as marble, complex, conflicting, conscientious, constant, contrary, correct, counter, counteractive, crisp, critical, cutting, delicate, demanding, detailed, detrimental, difficile, difficult, direct, double-edged, dour, draconian, drastic, edged, escharotic, even, exact, exacting, excessive, exigent, exorbitant, express, exquisite, extravagant, extreme, faithful, fierce, fine, finical, finicking, finicky, firm, flinty, formidable, freezing, freezing cold, frigid, fundamentalist, furious, fussy, gelid, glacial, great, grim, hairy, hard, hard-core, hard-earned, hard-fought, harmful, harsh, hibernal, hidebound, hiemal, hostile, hyperborean, ice-cold, ice-encrusted, icelike, icy, immoderate, immovable, immutable, implacable, impliable, in opposition, incisive, inclement, inelastic, inerrable, inerrant, inexorable, infallible, inflexible, inimical, intemperate, intense, intransigent, intricate, iron, ironbound, ironclad, ironhanded, irreconcilable, jawbreaking, keen, knotted, knotty, laborious, mathematical, mean, meticulous, micrometrically precise, microscopic, minute, miserable, mordacious, mordant, muscle-bound, narrow, nice, nipping, nippy, no picnic, not easy, numbing, obdurate, obstinate, onerous, operose, opposed, opposing, opposite, oppressive, orthodox, outrageous, particular, penetrating, piercing, pinching, pinpoint, poignant, precise, precisianistic, precisionistic, procrustean, proper, punctilious, punctual, purist, puristic, puritan, puritanic, raw, refined, relentless, religious, religiously exact, right, rigid, rigorist, rigoristic, rock-ribbed, rockbound, rough, rugged, scathing, scientific, scientifically exact, scrupulous, scrutinizing, set with thorns, severe, sharp, sinister, sleety, slushy, snappy, spiny, splitting, square, stabbing, steely, steep, stern, stiff, stinging, stone-cold, straightlaced, straitlaced, strenuous, stressful, strict, strident, stringent, stubborn, subtle, subzero, supercooled, tart, thorny, ticklish, toilsome, tough, trenchant, tricky, troublesome, troublous, trying, unaffected, unalterable, unbending, unchangeable, uncompromising, unconscionable, undeviating, unerring, unfavorable, ungiving, unmoved, unrelenting, untoward, unyielding, uphill, vehement, venomous, violent, virulent, vitriolic, wicked, winterbound, winterlike, wintery, wintry, wretched

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  • Rigorous — Rig or*ous, a. [F. rigoureux, LL. rigorosus. See {Rigor}.] 1. Manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor; allowing no abatement or mitigation; scrupulously accurate; exact; strict; severe; relentless; as, a rigorous officer of justice; a rigorous …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rigorous — UK US /ˈrɪgərəs/ adjective ► detailed and careful: »I want rigorous financial analysis of the options. »The selection process is extremely rigorous. ► strict or severe: »A rigorous monetary and fiscal policy should encourage efficiency.… …   Financial and business terms

  • rigorous — [rig′ər əs] adj. [OFr < ML rigorosus] 1. very strict or harsh [a rigorous rule, master, etc.] 2. very severe or sharp [a rigorous climate] 3. rigidly precise; thoroughly accurate or exact [rigorous scholarship] rigorously adv. rigorousness n …   English World dictionary

  • rigorous — late 14c., from O.Fr. rigorous (Mod.Fr. rigoureux), from M.L. rigorosus, from L. rigor (see RIGOR (Cf. rigor)). Related: Rigorously …   Etymology dictionary

  • rigorous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) extremely thorough or accurate. 2) (of a rule, system, etc.) strictly applied or adhered to. 3) adhering strictly to a belief, opinion, or system. 4) harsh or severe: rigorous military training. DERIVATIVES rigorously adverb… …   English terms dictionary

  • rigorous — index accurate, callous, draconian, harsh, inflexible, intense, ironclad, meticulous, onerous …   Law dictionary

  • rigorous — *rigid, strict, stringent Analogous words: *stiff, rigid, inflexible: stern, austere, ascetic, *severe: exacting, *onerous, burdensome, oppressive Contrasted words: *easy, facile, light, smooth, effortless …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • rigorous — [adj] severe; exact accurate, ascetic, austere, bitter, brutal, burdensome, correct, definite, dogmatic, exacting, hard, harsh, inclement, inflexible, intemperate, ironhanded, meticulous, nice, onerous, oppressive, precise, proper, punctilious,… …   New thesaurus

  • rigorous — 01. The testing procedure for those applying to become firefighters is quite [rigorous], and very few people make it through. 02. The government has promised a very [rigorous] set of regulations regarding all experiments in cloning. 03. The young …   Grammatical examples in English

  • rigorous — [[t]rɪ̱gərəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A test, system, or procedure that is rigorous is very thorough and strict. The selection process is based on rigorous tests of competence and experience. ...a rigorous system of blood analysis.… …   English dictionary

  • rigorous — adjective 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; …   Wiktionary

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