Antonyms for stringent


Grammar : Adj
Spell : strin-juhnt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstrɪn dʒənt


Definition of stringent

Origin :
  • c.1600, "astringent," especially with reference to taste, from Latin stringentem (nominative stringens), present participle of stringere "to compress, contract, bind or draw tight" (see strain). Of regulations, procedures, etc., 1846.
  • adj rigid, tight
Example sentences :
  • The army was to be reinforced and a stringent conscription was talked of.
  • Extract from : « Shoulder-Straps » by Henry Morford
  • These stringent measures were not, however, put into effect at once.
  • Extract from : « The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa » by Paul Barron Watson
  • The stringent protectionists and the free-traders strike hands.
  • Extract from : « My Bondage and My Freedom » by Frederick Douglass
  • The time has not yet come for stringent orders in these cases.
  • Extract from : « Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 » by James Kennedy
  • Lastly, we have here a piece of stringent practical direction.
  • Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren
  • The law is stringent and I was going to invoke it in your case.
  • Extract from : « The Return of Peter Grimm » by David Belasco
  • You'll employ tact before you have recourse to stringent measures.
  • Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
  • Prompt and stringent measures saved the victim—but only just.
  • Extract from : « Bob, Son of Battle » by Alfred Ollivant
  • It was a situation where only prompt and stringent measures could avail.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 » by Various
  • Or, you are either too harsh and stringent, or the very reverse.
  • Extract from : « The Proverbs of Scotland » by Alexander Hislop

Synonyms for stringent

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