strict
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: authoritarian
Synonyms:
austere
dead set
disciplinary
dour
draconian
exacting
firm
forbidding
grim
hard
hard-boiled
harsh
iron-fisted
no-nonsense
oppressive
picky
prudish
punctilious
puritanical
rigid
rigorous
scrupulous
set
severe
square
stern
stickling
straight
strait-laced
stringent
stuffy
tough
unpermissive
unsparing
uptight
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