Synonyms for rigour
rigour

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1. cogency, validity, rigor, rigournoun

   the quality of being valid and rigorous

   Synonyms:
   cogency, severeness, rigor, robustness, hardiness, harshness, hardness, asperity, stiffness, validness, inclemency, hardship, rigorousness, lustiness, grimness, severity, rigourousness, validity

2. asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousnessnoun

   something hard to endure

   "the asperity of northern winters"

   Synonyms:
   hardness, cogency, hard knocks, severeness, rigor, austereness, harshness, gruesomeness, asperity, luridness, stiffness, inclemency, badness, adversity, hardship, rigorousness, sharpness, grimness, severity, rigourousness, ghastliness, validity

3. severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffnessnoun

   excessive sternness

   "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"

   Synonyms:
   insensibility, ruggedness, callosity, grimness, awkwardness, severeness, rigor, unfeelingness, austereness, harshness, hardness, asperity, stiffness, callousness, scratchiness, roughness, cogency, gracelessness, inclemency, inclementness, badness, bad weather, hardship, rigorousness, cruelty, cruelness, clumsiness, abrasiveness, severity, rigourousness, validity

Matched Categories

1. • Credibility
   • Difficulty
   • Sternness

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1. List of paraphrases for "rigour":

   stringency, rigor, thoroughness, strictness, rigorous, discipline, austerity, severity, rigorously, accuracy, strict, firmness, precision, meticulousness, exactness, strictly, toughness, rigidity

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How to use rigour in a sentence?

1. Magdalena Skipper:

   We will never compromise the rigour of our peer review, and papers will only be accepted once ... they have been thoroughly assessed.

2. Wang Zhigang:

   The rigour of vaccine development has been compared by some scientists to a dance involving precise steps and rehearsals.