strict
Allowing no slack
Strict means rigidly enforced or closely adhered to.
A strict teacher tolerates no deviation from rules.
A strict interpretation of the law allows no flexibility.
Strict can describe someone who demands obedience: Her parents were strict about curfew.
It also means exact or precise: in the strict sense of the word.
A strict diet permits no exceptions.
Favoring absolute control
- taskmasterStrict work supervisor
- martinetHarsh enforcer of discipline
- enforcerOne who ensures compliance
- sternStrict or ship's aft
unyielding · inflexible · demanding · exacting · uncompromising · punitive · harsh · severe
Perfectly correct, no deviation
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- accurateConforming to fact
- literalMeaning exactly what's said
- specificClearly defined, not vague
meticulous · scrupulous · rigorous · exacting · punctilious · careful · thorough · detailed
Unable to bend
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- fixedRestored or immovable
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
adamant · intransigent · obdurate · uncompromising · steadfast · resolute · firm · hardline
Unpleasantly severe or rough
- draconianExtremely harsh, especially laws
- oppressiveUnjustly harsh or stifling
- heavy-handedClumsy and oppressive
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
merciless · pitiless · unsparing · brutal · extreme · drastic · tough · intense
Enforced rules and standards
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- policiesAdopted courses of action
- protocolsEstablished codes of conduct
requirements · compliance · enforcement · adherence · conformity · constraints · limitations · boundaries
Rigorously simple, unadorned
- asceticOne who renounces indulgence
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
frugal · abstemious · puritanical · monastic · sober · restrained · simple · modest
authoritarian
Favoring absolute control
- taskmasterStrict work supervisor
- martinetHarsh enforcer of discipline
- enforcerOne who ensures compliance
stern · unyielding · inflexible · demanding · exacting · uncompromising · punitive · harsh · severe · tough
exact
Perfectly correct, no deviation
specific · meticulous · scrupulous · rigorous · exacting · punctilious · careful · thorough · detailed · faithful
inflexible
Unable to bend
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- fixedRestored or immovable
immovable · adamant · intransigent · obdurate · uncompromising · steadfast · resolute · firm · hardline · dogmatic
harsh
Unpleasantly severe or rough
- draconianExtremely harsh, especially laws
- oppressiveUnjustly harsh or stifling
- heavy-handedClumsy and oppressive
ruthless · merciless · pitiless · unsparing · brutal · extreme · drastic · tough · intense · stiff
regulations
Enforced rules and standards
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- policiesAdopted courses of action
protocols · requirements · compliance · enforcement · adherence · conformity · constraints · limitations · boundaries · mandates
spartan
Rigorously simple, unadorned
- asceticOne who renounces indulgence
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
- plainBasic and unremarkable
unadorned · frugal · abstemious · puritanical · monastic · sober · restrained · simple · modest · temperate
- oppressivestifling, suffocating, smothering, crushing, repressive
- Rule-followingstickler, toe the line, letter of the law, code, protocol
- work stylescollaborative, hierarchical, agile, flexible, structured
- accuracyaccurate, precise, exact, correct, right
- markupXML, HTML, element, attribute, tag
- Perlmy, use, sub, print, if
- strictly speakingIn the narrowest sense
- strictly businessProfessional dealings only
- strict rules
- strict parentEnforcer of household discipline
- strict liabilityLegal responsibility without fault
- in strict confidenceTold privately, not repeatable
district, restrict, restricted, restriction, strictly, unrestricted, strictness, stringent, constrict