stricter
Less lenient than
Stricter is the comparative form of strict—more rigid, demanding, or exacting.
A stricter teacher tolerates less misbehavior.
Stricter regulations impose tighter controls.
The new policy is stricter than the old one.
Extremely thorough and careful
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- exactingDemanding great care
- demandingRequiring great effort
precise · stringent · tight · narrow · limiting · inflexible · unyielding · unbending
Extremely harsh, especially laws
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- toughDurable and strong
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
stern · authoritative · punitive · regulatory · crackdown · policing · surveillance · monitoring
One who ensures compliance
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- consequencesResults of actions taken
- obedienceCompliance with authority
correction · discipline · regimentation · compliance · rules · control · order · instructor
Rigorously simple, unadorned
- asceticOne who renounces indulgence
- abstemiousPracticing restraint with indulgences
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- starkSevere and unadorned
bare · minimalist · puritanical · sober · monastic · restrained · frugal · stern
rigorous
Extremely thorough and careful
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- exactingDemanding great care
demanding · precise · stringent · tight · narrow · limiting · inflexible · unyielding · unbending · rigid
draconian
Extremely harsh, especially laws
uncompromising · stern · authoritative · punitive · regulatory · crackdown · policing · surveillance · monitoring · penalties
enforcer
One who ensures compliance
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- consequencesResults of actions taken
obedience · correction · discipline · regimentation · compliance · rules · control · order · instructor · trainer
spartan
Rigorously simple, unadorned
- asceticOne who renounces indulgence
- abstemiousPracticing restraint with indulgences
- plainBasic and unremarkable
stark · bare · minimalist · puritanical · sober · monastic · restrained · frugal · stern · severe
- strict rules
- strict parentEnforcer of household discipline
- strict liabilityLegal responsibility without fault
- in strict confidenceTold privately, not repeatable
- strict disciplineHarsh enforcement of rules
- strict parentingDemanding, rule-bound childrearing
strict, restrict, restriction, strictness, constrict, restrictive, stricture, constriction, strictest