strict

adjective/strɪkt/CEFR B1

কঠোর

Meaning

Demanding that rules be obeyed carefully.

Example sentences

Our teacher is very strict.আমাদের শিক্ষক খুব কঠোর।
They have strict rules at school.তাদের স্কুলে কঠোর নিয়ম আছে।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: stern, firm

Antonyms: lenient, easygoing

Similar words, and what each means

stern
জাহাজের পিছনের অংশ
The back part of a ship or boat.
firm
প্রতিষ্ঠান, ফার্ম; দৃঢ়, শক্ত
A business company; or solid and not easily moved or changed.
rigorous
কঠোর, নিখুঁত
Extremely thorough, careful, and exact.

Other English words for “কঠোর”

rigorous
Extremely thorough, careful, and exact.
austere
Severe or strict; without comfort or luxury.
strenuous
Needing or using a lot of physical or mental effort.
harsh
Severe and unkind, or unpleasantly rough to the senses.
severe
Very bad or serious, or very strict.

Opposite words

easygoing
সহজ-সরল স্বভাবের, নির্ভাবনা
Relaxed and tolerant in attitude.

“strict” elsewhere on EnglishBD

The same sentence also hides the say/tell problem — বলা covers both, so “He said me the truth” appears — and English is strict: you tell someone something, but you say something to someone.
English Idioms about Honesty and Lying →
The Listening answer rules are simple and strict: spell the word correctly, stay inside the word limit printed above the questions, and write an answer that fits the gap grammatically.
IELTS Listening Spelling and Word Limit Rules →
What has to be learned is not the meaning but the exact wording, and travel idioms are unusually strict about it.
English Idioms about Travel →

Where this word is used

কঠোর — বাংলা অর্থ

Check yourself

“strict” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • দক্ষ, নিপুণ
- • উপড়ে ফেলা; ভিটেছাড়া
- • বিবেচক, চিন্তাশীল
- • কঠোর
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কঠোর — strict (adjective) — কঠোর. Demanding that rules be obeyed carefully.
Which word is closest in meaning to “strict”?
- • aquatic
- • stern
- • à la carte
- • balmy
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stern — stern — জাহাজের পিছনের অংশ. The back part of a ship or boat.

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