Strict vs Austere - What's the difference?
strict | austere | Synonyms |
Strained; drawn close; tight.
Tense; not relaxed.
Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice.
Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
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, chapter=2 Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.
(botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
Severe in discipline.
Grim or severe in manner or appearance
Lacking trivial decoration; not extravagant or gaudy
Austere is a synonym of strict.
As adjectives the difference between strict and austere
is that strict is strained; drawn close; tight while austere is grim or severe in manner or appearance.strict
English
Adjective
(er)- strict embrace
- strict ligature
- strict fiber
- to keep strict watch
- to pay strict attention
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- very strict in observing the Sabbath
- to understand words in a strict sense
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 * permissiveExternal links
* * ----austere
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- The headmistress was an austere old woman.
- The interior of the church was as austere as the parishioners were dour.