Antonyms for rigorous
ˈrɪg ər əsrig·or·ous

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1. rigorousadjective

   Antonyms:
   capricious

2. rigorousadjective

   Antonyms:
   capricious

3. rigorousadjective

   Antonyms:
   capricious

4. rigorousadjective

   Antonyms:
   capricious

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. rigorous

   That is severe which is devoid of all softness, mildness, tenderness, indulgence or levity, or (in literature and art) devoid of unnecessary ornament, amplification, or embellishment of any kind; as, a severe style; as said of anything painful, severe signifies such as heavily taxes endurance or resisting power; as, a severe pain, fever, or winter. Rigid signifies primarily stiff, resisting any effort to change its shape; a corpse is said to be rigid in death; hence, in metaphorical sense, a rigid person or character is one that resists all efforts to change the will or course of conduct; a rigid rule or statement is one that admits of no deviation. Rigorous is nearly akin to rigid, but is a stronger word, having reference to action or active qualities, as rigid does to state or character; a rigid rule may be rigorously enforced. Strict (Latin stringo, bind) signifies bound or stretched tight, tense, strenuously exact. Stern unites harshness and authority with strictness or severity; stern, as said even of inanimate objects, suggests something authoritative or forbidding. Austere signifies severely simple or temperate, strict in self-restraint or discipline, and similarly unrelenting toward others. We speak of austere morality, rigid rules, rigorous discipline, stern commands, severe punishment, harsh speech or a harsh voice, hard requirements, strict injunctions, and strict obedience. Strict discipline holds one exactly and unflinchingly to the rule; rigorous discipline punishes severely any infraction of it. The austere character is seldom lovely, but it is always strong and may be grand, commanding, and estimable.

   Antonyms:
   affable, bland, easy, genial, gentle, indulgent, lenient, mild, pliable, soft, sweet, tender, tractable, yielding

   Synonyms:
   austere, hard, harsh, inexorable, inflexible, morose, relentless, rigid, severe, stern, stiff, strict, uncompromising, unmitigated, unrelenting, unyielding

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1. rigorous, strictadjective

   rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard

   "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian"

   Antonyms:
   undemanding, inexact

   Synonyms:
   strict, hard-and-fast, exacting, stringent, stern, tight, nonindulgent, rigid

2. rigorous, stringent, tightadjective

   demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

   "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"

   Antonyms:
   undemanding, inexact

   Synonyms:
   fuddled, nasty, squiffy, crocked, plastered, mean, tight, mingy, smashed, wet, strict, miserly, compressed, cockeyed, taut, sozzled, soaked, close, stiff, besotted, slopped, pie-eyed, stringent, blotto, loaded, blind drunk, pissed, sloshed, soused, pixilated

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1. rigorousadjective

   Synonyms:
   severe, stringent, strict, unyielding, inclement, severe

How to use rigorous in a sentence?

1. Jacqueline Glasheen:

   We are doing this not because we don’t think kids need homework, but because we think we are giving kids very rigorous instruction for eight hours.

2. Beth Sanner:

   We don’t just take information or just take a feeling and turn it into analysis, we’re actually doing a rigorous process and that’s why we don’t know yet. The evidence isn’t there.

3. Financial Stability Board:

   More work is needed to ensure that the framework's application is rigorous enough for jurisdictions to comprehensively assess and respond to potential financial stability risks posed by non-bank financial entities, and to support FSB risk assessments and policy discussions, gaps in the availability of data were particularly pronounced for non-regulated entities, given that authorities' data collection powers often do not extend to such entities.

4. Ron Norgren:

   He loved to fly, and he went through rigorous training sessions at Camp Pendleton, he was a very compassionate and caring person.

5. Jack Mozloom:

   Our members would be in favor of the increased penalties, just as they support mandatory e-verify and more rigorous enforcement of our immigrations laws.

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