The difference between Rigorous and Strict

When used as adjectives, rigorous means showing, causing, or favoring rigour, whereas strict means strained.

check bellow for the other definitions of Rigorous and Strict

  1. Rigorous as an adjective:

    Showing, causing, or favoring rigour; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough.

    Examples:

    "a rigorous officer of justice"

    "a rigorous execution of law"

    "a rigorous inspection"

  2. Rigorous as an adjective:

    Severe; intense.

    Examples:

    " a rigorous winter."

  1. Strict as an adjective:

    Strained; drawn close; tight.

    Examples:

    "strict embrace"

    "strict ligature"

  2. Strict as an adjective:

    Tense; not relaxed.

    Examples:

    "strict fiber"

  3. Strict as an adjective:

    Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice.

    Examples:

    "to keep strict watch"

    "to pay strict attention"

  4. Strict as an adjective:

    Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.

    Examples:

    "very strict in observing the Sabbath"

  5. Strict as an adjective:

    Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.

    Examples:

    "to understand words in a strict sense"

  6. Strict as an adjective (botany):

    Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.

  7. Strict as an adjective:

    Severe in discipline.

    Examples:

    "Our teacher was always very strict. If we didn't behave, we would get punished."

    "It was a very strict lesson."

  8. Strict as an adjective (set theory, order theory):

    Irreflexive; if the described object is defined to be reflexive, that condition is overridden and replaced with irreflexive.

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