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Definitions for Strict

[1] characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles: a strict observance of rituals.
[2] stringent or exacting in or in enforcing rules, requirements, obligations, etc.: strict laws; a strict judge.
[3] closely or rigorously enforced or maintained: strict silence.
[4] exact or precise: a strict statement of facts.
[5] extremely defined or conservative; narrowly or carefully limited: a strict construction of the Constitution.
[6] close, careful, or minute: a strict search.
[7] absolute, perfect, or complete; utmost: told in strict confidence.
[8] stern; severe; austere: strict parents.
[9] Obsolete . drawn tight or close.
[10] adhering closely to specified rules, ordinances, etc a strict faith
[11] complied with or enforced stringently; rigorous a strict code of conduct
[12] severely correct in attention to rules of conduct or morality a strict teacher
[13] (of a punishment, etc) harsh; severe
[14] (prenominal) complete; absolute in strict secrecy
[15] logic maths (of a relation) applying more narrowly than some other relation often given the same name, as strict inclusion, which holds only between pairs of sets that are distinct, while simple inclusion permits the case in which they are identical See also proper (def. 9), ordering distinguished from a relation of the same name that is not the subject of formal study
[16] botany rare very straight, narrow, and upright strict panicles

Words related to Strict

stringent, tough, harsh, scrupulous, exacting, severe, rigid, stern, rigorous, draconian, precise, meticulous, exact, religious, austere, disciplinary, dour, firm, forbidding, grim

Words nearby Strict

striatum, strick, stricken, strickland, strickle, strict, striction, strictly, strictly decreasing function, strictly increasing function, stricture

Origin of Strict

1570–80; < Latin strictus, equivalent to strig-, variant stem of stringere to draw tight + -tus past participle suffix

Other words from Strict

strict·ness , noun
o·ver·strict , adjective
su·per·strict , adjective
su·per·strict·ly , adverb
su·per·strict·ness , noun
un·strict , adjective
un·strict·ly , adverb
un·strict·ness , noun

Word origin for Strict

C16: from Latin strictus, from stringere to draw tight

Synonyms for Strict

draconian, exacting, harsh, rigid, rigorous, scrupulous, severe, stern, stringent, tough, austere, dead set, disciplinary, dour, firm, forbidding, grim, hard, hard-boiled, iron-fisted, no-nonsense, oppressive, picky, prudish, punctilious, puritanical, set, square, stickling, straight, strait-laced, stuffy, unpermissive, unsparing, uptight