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Exacting

of Exact

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Demanding 84% connected

of Demand

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Demanding 84% connected

of Demand

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

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Strictness 74% connected

Quality or state of being strict.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Strictness 74% connected

Quality or state of being strict.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 4

Exigent 92% connected

Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Fastidious 92% connected

Difficult to please; delicate to a fault; suited with difficulty; squeamish; as, a fastidious mind or ear; a fastidious appetite.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Stern 92% connected

The black tern.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Strict 92% connected

Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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