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

Check yourself

  1. “strict” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • দক্ষ, নিপুণ
    • • উপড়ে ফেলা; ভিটেছাড়া
    • • বিবেচক, চিন্তাশীল
    • • কঠোর
    Show the answer

    কঠোর — strict (adjective) — কঠোর. Demanding that rules be obeyed carefully.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “strict”?

    • • aquatic
    • • stern
    • • à la carte
    • • balmy
    Show the answer

    stern — stern — জাহাজের পিছনের অংশ. The back part of a ship or boat.

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