Vocabulaire

strict

Adjectif

Exemple: “The teacher is strict.”

Synonymes: firm

Antonymes: lenient

austerity

Nom

Exemple: “The government announced austerity measures.”

Synonymes: strictness, frugality

Antonymes: luxury

regulatory

Adjectif

Exemple: “The industry faces strict regulatory controls.”

Synonymes: controlling, governing

Antonymes: unregulated, free

uniformity

Nom

Exemple: “The factory demands strict uniformity in production.”

Synonymes: consistency, sameness

Antonymes: variety, diversity

harassment

Nom

Exemple: “The company has strict rules against harassment.”

Synonymes: abuse, intimidation

Antonymes: respect, protection

constraint

Nom

Exemple: “Time is our biggest constraint.”

Synonymes: restriction, limitation

Antonymes: freedom, liberty

discrimination

Nom

Exemple: “The company has strict rules against discrimination.”

Synonymes: unfair treatment, bias

Antonymes: equality, fairness

neighborhood

Nom

Exemple: “It is a quiet neighborhood with many trees.”

Synonymes: district, area

Antonymes:

local

Adjectif

Exemple: “We bought fruit from a local shop.”

Synonymes: nearby, regional

Antonymes: foreign

stringently

Adverbe

Exemple: “Safety procedures must be stringently enforced.”

Synonymes: strictly, rigorously

Antonymes: loosely, leniently

selectivity

Nom

Exemple: “The school is known for the selectivity of its admissions process.”

Synonymes: discrimination, careful choice

Antonymes: openness, inclusiveness

puritanical

Adjectif

Exemple: “The novel satirizes puritanical attitudes toward pleasure.”

Synonymes: strict, moralistic

Antonymes: permissive, liberal

indulgently

Adverbe

Exemple: “The teacher smiled indulgently at the child’s imagination.”

Synonymes: leniently, tolerantly

Antonymes: strictly, severely

constrained

Adjectif

Exemple: “Budget cuts left the project severely constrained.”

Synonymes: restricted, limited

Antonymes: free, unrestricted

prohibitive

Adjectif

Exemple: “The cost of treatment was prohibitive for many families.”

Synonymes: excessive, restrictive

Antonymes: affordable, permissive

confinement

Nom

Exemple: “Long periods of confinement can affect mental health.”

Synonymes: restriction, imprisonment

Antonymes: freedom, release

philanthropic

Adjectif

Exemple: “They created a philanthropic fund with strict oversight.”

Synonymes: charitable

Antonymes: self-serving

paradoxically

Adverbe

Exemple: “Paradoxically, strict rules can increase creativity.”

Synonymes: ironically

Antonymes: predictably

unencumbered

Adjectif

Exemple: “He felt unencumbered by deadlines after leaving the role.”

Synonymes: unburdened

Antonymes: burdened

muscle-bound

Adjectif

Exemple: “He looked muscle-bound, but he tired quickly.”

Synonymes: buff

Antonymes: slender

limit

Verbe

Exemple: “I try to limit sugar.”

Synonymes: restrict

Antonymes: increase

exact

Adjectif

Exemple: “What is the exact time?”

Synonymes: precise

Antonymes: approximate

stern

Adjectif

Exemple: “The teacher gave a stern warning.”

Synonymes: serious

Antonymes: gentle

free

Adjectif

Exemple: “I am free tomorrow.”

Synonymes: available

Antonymes: busy

stringent

Adjectif

Exemple: “They enforce stringent security requirements.”

precise

/prɪˈsaɪs/

Exemple: “Be precise when you describe the issue.”

Synonymes: meticulous, dead, fine

Antonymes: imprecise

constrain

Verbe

Exemple: “Compliance rules constrained how we could store user data.”

Synonymes: restrain, encumber, tighten up

restrict

/rɪˈstrɪkt/

Exemple: “They restricted access.”

Synonymes: restrain, curb, curtail

Antonymes: derestrict