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RIGOR Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word rigor. (exact relations)
There are 12 hypernyms of the word rigor. (close relations)

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severity
nounn
noun

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

• something hard to endure

• extreme plainness

• excessive sternness

hardness
nounn
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
nounn
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
nounn
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
nounn
noun

• the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding.

inflexibility
nounn
noun

• a lack of physical flexibility

• the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe

rigidity
nounn
noun

• the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending

• the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe

sternness
nounn
noun

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

• uncompromising resolution

strictness
nounn
noun

• conscientious attention to rules and details

• uncompromising resolution

stringency
nounn
noun

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

• conscientious attention to rules and details

rigour
nounn
noun

• the quality of being valid and rigorous

• something hard to endure

• excessive sternness

rigorousness
nounn
noun

• something hard to endure

• excessive sternness

rigourousness
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• something hard to endure

• excessive sternness

severeness
nounn
noun

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

• something hard to endure

• extreme plainness

• excessive sternness

asperity
nounn
noun

• something hard to endure

• harshness of manner

cogency
nounn
noun

• persuasive relevance

• the quality of being valid and rigorous

grimness
nounn
noun

• the quality of being ghastly

• something hard to endure

hardship
nounn
noun

• a state of misfortune or affliction

• something hard to endure

• something that causes or entails suffering

inclemency
nounn
noun

• weather unsuitable for outdoor activities

• excessive sternness

validity
nounn
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.
Words (12)
strictness believability credibility credibleness difficultness difficulty exactness harshness inflexibility severity sternness stringency

Alternatives for SEVERITY

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