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RIGOR Synonyms

20 synonyms for rigor. (exact relations)
12 hypernyms for rigor. (close relations)

Best Synonyms for RIGOR

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severity

noun

n

noun

• used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

• something hard to endure

• extreme plainness

• excessive sternness

hardness

noun

n

noun

• the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale

• a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering

• devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness

• the quality of being difficult to do

• excessive sternness

harshness

noun

n

noun

• the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions

• the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses

• the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

• excessive sternness

stiffness

noun

n

noun

• the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend

• the property of moving with pain or difficulty

• firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action

• the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

• excessive sternness

exactingness

noun

n

noun

• the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding.

inflexibility

noun

n

noun

• a lack of physical flexibility

• the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe

rigidity

noun

n

noun

• the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending

• the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe

sternness

noun

n

noun

• the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding

• uncompromising resolution

strictness

noun

n

noun

• conscientious attention to rules and details

• uncompromising resolution

stringency

noun

n

noun

• a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit

• conscientious attention to rules and details

rigour

noun

n

noun

• the quality of being valid and rigorous

• something hard to endure

• excessive sternness

rigorousness

noun

n

noun

• something hard to endure

• excessive sternness

rigourousness

noun, adjective

n, adj

noun

• something hard to endure

• excessive sternness

severeness

noun

n

noun

• used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

• something hard to endure

• extreme plainness

• excessive sternness

asperity

noun

n

noun

• something hard to endure

• harshness of manner

cogency

noun

n

noun

• persuasive relevance

• the quality of being valid and rigorous

grimness

noun

n

noun

• the quality of being ghastly

• something hard to endure

hardship

noun

n

noun

• a state of misfortune or affliction

• something hard to endure

• something that causes or entails suffering

inclemency

noun

n

noun

• weather unsuitable for outdoor activities

• excessive sternness

validity

noun

n

noun

• the quality of being valid and rigorous

• the quality of having legal force or effectiveness

Best Hypernyms For RIGOR

Here is a list of related hypernyms for rigor, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for SEVERITY

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