rigorous
85
6.7
- adjective
- /ˈrɪɡərəs/
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riguroso
- In various places we've seen a decline in rigorous note taking in classes.
- rigorous standards
- more rigorous
- rigorous research
So it's looking at things in a more rigorous way, you could say.
- So it's looking at things in a more rigorous way, you could say.
- Narcissists are simply not up to the rigorous demands of parenting.
- It's something that exists by a rigorous mathematical logic.
- It's a kind of very rigorous social inquiry.
- Maybe I'm almost afraid to be very rigorous with these kinds of thoughts.
- It'll be more about the rigorous transparency necessary.
- It seems that it's difficult to do rigorous scientific study on masks.
- This is like relentless, rigorous scientific data.
- Again from this very rigorous bro science study that I've been doing.
- But I mean, it's not like rigorous psychoanalysis.
- Now, this is actually a reasonable and rigorous derivation.
- And he is a very, he, he's doing this with this very rigorous science.
- Those bodies did not deem those trials to be rigorous enough.
Examples
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It's a kind of very rigorous social inquiry.
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The lesson is, accept only the most rigorous standards of argument.
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So it's looking at things in a more rigorous way, you could say.
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Anyway, he was scientific in sense of being very rigorous in his analysis.
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Does the faculty join students in rigorous pursuit of the most fundamental questions?
Academic text (1990) -
This is a rigorous program that only admits exceptionally trained talent.
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Such programs are rarely subjected to the rigorous security testing that popular, established software endures.
Academic text (2011) -
Chris measured himself and those around him by a fiercely rigorous moral code.
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Conclusions are tentative; however, because of the shortage of rigorous studies with college populations.
Academic text (2011) -
The professor applied rigorous standards in her research to ensure accurate results.
Synonyms
359
3.2
Not allowing any exceptions and requiring rules to be followed exactly
205
4.6
Shows careful attention to every detail and leaves nothing out
182
4.0
Strict rules that allow very little freedom
58
8.6
Being very careful about small details
40
6.9
Very strict rules or limits that must be followed
35
4.1
Doing things carefully and in an organized way
7
7.0
Needing a lot of care and attention to small details
Antonyms
How Rigorous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rigorous comes from the Latin rigor, meaning 'stiffness' or 'being firm'. Think of the English word rigid — something that does not bend — so a rigorous test or rule is very strict, exact, and does not let things slip by.