characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles

a strict observance of rituals.

stringent or exacting in or in enforcing rules, requirements, obligations, etc.

strict laws; a strict judge.

closely or rigorously enforced or maintained

strict silence.

exact or precise

a strict statement of facts.

extremely defined or conservative; narrowly or carefully limited

a strict construction of the Constitution.

close, careful, or minute

a strict search.

absolute, perfect, or complete; utmost

told in strict confidence.

stern; severe; austere

strict parents.

Obsolete . drawn tight or close.

adjective

amenable , easy-going , flexible , lenient , tolerant , tractable , yielding , inaccurate , indefinite , uncertain , indulgent , lax , remiss

adjective

austere , dead set , disciplinary , dour , draconian * , exacting , firm , forbidding , grim , hard , hard-boiled * , harsh , iron-fisted , no-nonsense * , oppressive , picky , prudish , punctilious , puritanical , rigid , rigorous , scrupulous , set , severe , square , stern , stickling , straight , strait-laced * , stringent , stuffy * , tough , unpermissive , unsparing , uptight *notes:stringent often means simply \' strict , strictly regulated\' and also \'tight or constricted\' and emphasizes the narrowness of what is permitted , while strict emphasizes the sternness with which something is enforced , close , complete , exact , faithful , just , meticulous , particular , perfect , precise , religious , right , total , true , undistorted , utter , veracious , veridicalnotes:stringent often means simply \' strict , full , demanding , unyielding , uncompromising , absolute , accurate , adamant , ascetic , authoritarian , cenobitic , confining , conscientious , draconian , inclement , inexorable , inflexible , inquisitorial , intransigent , ironclad , narrow , obdurate , onerous , orthodox , pharisaical , restricting , rhadamanthine , rigoristic , ruthless , sabbatarian , stark , stiff , straitlaced , tense , tight , tyrannical , undeviating , upright