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
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
“With this in mind, we do the daily work to make certain our products meet our stringent food safety expectations. We don’t take any chances when it comes to product safety and quality.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
“We have a lot of respect for this management team that has been transparent, and for the progress made by the company thus far, especially under more stringent U.K. Civil Aviation Authority requirements,” wrote Syth.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Somewhere behind the locked door in my mind, I heard the echo of Erna Kleist’s stringent voice: Not that one.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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