rigor synonyms

rigor

n.

rigidity, stiffness, inflexibility, hardness, sternness, harshness, hardship, difficulty, austerity, severity, strictness, stringency, inexorability, obduracy, exactitude, preciseness, precision, intolerance, obstinacy, freedom from deviation, uncompromisingness, inclemency, tenacity, traditionalism, conventionalism, relentlessness, rigorousness; see also stubbornness.

Antonyms leniency, lenity, mildness. See syn. study at difficulty.difficulty.

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