Exacting vs Strict - What's the difference?

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Exacting is a related term of strict.

As adjectives the difference between exacting and strict

is that exacting is making excessive demands; hard to satisfy while strict is strained; drawn close; tight.

As a verb exacting

is .

exacting

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Making excessive demands; hard to satisfy.

Requiring precise accuracy

Synonyms

* (excess attention to detail) See also * (careful attention to detail) See also

Verb

(head)

Derived terms

* exactingly * exactingness

strict

English

Adjective

(er)

Strained; drawn close; tight.

strict embrace

strict ligature

Tense; not relaxed.

strict fiber

Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice.

to keep strict watch

to pay strict attention

Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.

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very strict in observing the Sabbath

Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.

to understand words in a strict sense

(botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.

Severe in discipline.

Usage notes

* Stricter'' and ''strictest'' are the grammatically correct forms for the comparative and superlative though outside UK ''more strict'' and ''most strict are more often used.

Antonyms

* lenient * lax * permissive

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