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regimented

regimented

1 6.5
Strict rules make people do the same things and limit their freedom
  • adjective
  • /ˈrɛdʒɪˌmɛntɪd/
translation icon : regimentado
  • The boot camp schedule is very regimented, with activities planned down to the minute.
  • very regimented
  • highly regimented

I would love to live a regimented life just to get the chance to go.

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Examples

  • Our lives are regimented and systemized and just more complicated and complex than we could have ever imagined.

  • It was into this isolated, regimented setting that Martha Reben and Isabel Smith—two very young, very ill women—arrived in the late 1920s.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Students can approach and leave their work in a far less regimented way than occurs in most classes.

    Academic text (1991)
  • It's very regimented, very normal, like kind of boring for the most part.

  • And there I do stay quite regimented just because I know that if I start to drift in terms of my sleep schedule, the quality of my sleep is not good enough.

  • You have to live a fairly regimented lifestyle, because sometimes your hours flip, and I tend to live a more regimented lifestyle than others.

  • She painted you as this really rigid, regimented guy.

    Blog text (24)
  • Pitchers should be on a regimented and structured throwing program year-round, including winter training.

    Blog text (28)
  • But let's not forget they're young, they're trained, their diet's regimented, they're exercising.

  • After joining the military, he had to adapt to a regimented daily routine that left little room for spontaneity.

Synonyms

stringent
vsregimented
40 6.9

Very strict rules or limits that must be followed

is about an overall strict organization rather than only precise rules
disciplined
vsregimented
10 4.2

Acting in a controlled, orderly way and following rules because of training or self-control

is externally imposed strict order rather than self controlled behaviour
on a short leash
vsregimented
  • Informal
7 7.7

Kept under strict control with little freedom

is organized by strict formal rules that limit individual autonomy
overregulated
vsregimented
6.6

A business or area with too many rules

is strict in organization without implying excessive external control
regulated
vsregimented
4.1

Controlled according to rules or laws

is more strongly organized and restrictive than neutral rule compliance
rule-governed
vsregimented
5.7

Following set instructions or fixed ways

is similarly controlled but with greater emphasis on strict order
controlled
vsregimented
3.4

Kept within limits by careful management

is more tightly organized and rule bound, not just generally supervised

Antonyms

31 3.9

Not kept within limits, like a fire or a strong feeling

31 3.4

Able to bend easily without breaking and return to shape

How Strict

militarized
1 7.1
regimented
1 6.5
disciplined
10 4.2
organized
  • US
19 2.0
loose
134 3.0
lax
31 4.6

Surface Forms

regimented positive

Morphology

regimented = regiment (semi-transparent) = regiment + ed

Formed from 'regiment' + '-ed'; meaning 'made or kept in strict, military-like order' is directly derived but metaphorical rather than purely literal.

Etymology

Regimented comes from an old word for 'rule' and is related to regulate, regular, and the military word regiment. So, to be regimented is to be put into strict 'order' or rules, like life on an army schedule.