rigorousness

Examples

• All

• There is little or no relationship between the rigorousness of gun-control laws and criminals' access to guns.

  Academic text (2011)

• As long as that standard is met, frankly, the rigorousness of the theoretical foundation or intellectual process doesn't really matter to Joe Q. Public.

  Blog text (16)

• As he concluded rather pragmatically, "The magnitude of the potential officer pool within the army population depends largely on the rigorousness of the standards employed in officer selection." 31,

  Academic text (1995)

• The 26th pick in the NFL Draft wasn't fazed by the jump in the speed of the game against the Panthers, and he credited it to the rigorousness of Texans' Training Camp.

  Blog text (21)

• You see, even though the argument is worth presenting and can be defended in the broader scope of scientific literacy, public concern, and rational discourse, it nonetheless fails a valuable test of a certain level of rigorousness and appears dishonest.

  Blog text (28)

• The rigorousness of the testing procedures ensures that all products meet high safety standards.

• The rigorousness of the training program prepared the athletes for the challenges they would face in the competition.

Synonyms

S

severity

vsrigorousness

11 6.4

Being very strict and harsh when judging or punishing people

adds rigorous thoroughness and strict rule enforcement beyond general harshness

R

rigidity

vsrigorousness

7 7.0

Very strict and unwilling to change rules or plans

focuses on extreme thoroughness and severity rather than mere inflexibility

H

harshness

vsrigorousness

6 4.1

Very severe or unkind treatment that causes harm

is more about strict, thorough enforcement than simply unkind treatment

R

rigor

vsrigorousness

• Formal

4 7.2

The quality of being very strict in rules or discipline that allows little freedom

emphasizes extreme thoroughness and excessive sternness rather than only strictness

H

hardness

vsrigorousness

4 6.3

Lack of feeling or kindness in someone's behavior

stresses thorough strictness and procedural severity rather than emotionless cruelty

S

strictness

vsrigorousness

3 3.4

Being very firm about rules and making people follow them

is stricter and more severe, adding excessive sternness beyond careful rule following

S

sternness

vsrigorousness

1 5.1

A strict, serious attitude that does not allow bad behavior

includes extra thoroughness and excessive severity compared to mere firmness

S

stiffness

vsrigorousness

1 5.3

A strict way of acting or thinking that does not change

emphasizes procedural strictness and excessive sternness beyond rigidity

S

stringency

vsrigorousness

• Formal

1 7.9

A high level of strict control in rules or policies that leaves little freedom

is more about personal excessive sternness rather than rule precision

R

rigourousness

vsrigorousness

• UK

7.9

Being very strict about rules and making people follow them

is the same meaning but uses the preferred spelling form

E

exactingness

vsrigorousness

9.1

A strong need for things to be done very carefully with attention to small details

focuses more on harsh severity and excessive sternness than precision

I

inclemency

vsrigorousness

• Formal

9.9

Being very strict and harsh toward other people

adds the sense of being extremely thorough and strictly enforced rules

Antonyms

R

relaxation

6 3.2

Making a rule or limit less strict so people can do more

L

laxness

1 6.8

Lack of care in following rules that causes problems

How Rigorous

harshness

6 4.1

severity

11 6.4

rigorousness

7.5

thoroughness

8 5.3

carefulness

1 2.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology