stringent
Americanadjective
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rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe.
stringent laws.
- Synonyms:
- restrictive
- Antonyms:
- flexible
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compelling, constraining, or urgent.
stringent necessity.
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convincing or forcible.
stringent arguments.
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(of the money market) characterized by a shortage in money for loan or investment purposes; tight.
adjective
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requiring strict attention to rules, procedure, detail, etc
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finance characterized by or causing a shortage of credit, loan capital, etc
Related Words
See strict.
Other Word Forms
- nonstringent adjective
- stringency noun
- stringently adverb
- unstringent adjective
- unstringently adverb
Etymology
Origin of stringent
First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin stringent- (stem of stringēns ), present participle of stringere “to draw tight”; -ent
Example Sentences
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That being said, ExpressVPN’s privacy practices include some gold-standard stuff, like RAM-only servers that are wiped at every reboot and its stringent no-logs policy.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026
This widens the gap with Grana Padano, a competitor with less stringent production rules, as well as other cheeses meant for grating.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
The banks also have stringent capital requirements that keep them away from large exposures to the type of higher-rate middle-market loans the BDCs focus on.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
There is no universal SCR or percentage across the top leagues, but others have more stringent rules than the Premier League.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
I should suffer often, no doubt, attached to him only in this capacity: my body would be under rather a stringent yoke, but my heart and mind would be free.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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