People and roles
Synonyms for strict
Synonyms for strict: draconian and stern. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 2 synonyms for strict
Interchangeable with strict in this sense
Audited under strict's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one strict carries in that sense.
- draconianadjective, in the sense "demanding that rules or standards be followed exactly"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name strict as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- sternstern is an adjective in the sense "severe and unremitting in making demands"
Two directions, one standard: one audited under strict and one under the partner word. Nothing here was expanded out of a thesaurus.
demanding that rules or standards be followed exactly
Their strict coach demanded perfect attendance at every practice.
The true synonym
draconian
Same sentence, swapped: Their draconian coach demanded perfect attendance at every practice.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- lenient
- permissive
- easygoing
Where strict turns up in the game
strict is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in four other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where strict is the trap
- clannishadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is cliquish, in the sense "tending to associate only within one's own close group, unwelcoming to outsiders", with strict sitting one tile away.
- harshadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is rough, in the sense "unkind or cruel or uncivil", with strict sitting one tile away.
- obligingadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is accommodating, in the sense "willing to do favors; helpful and accommodating", and strict is one of the three tiles that lose.
- grimadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is forbidding, in the sense "harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance", and strict is on the board beside it.
Play strict
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so strict reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because people and roles is the company strict keeps.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. strict carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.