Vocabulary
Stringent
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
Very strict or Severe
Urdu meaning
کڑی، بہت سخت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Why can`t we have a more stringent legal framework to control political and campaign finance, which is virtually holding the election system hostage to the whims of the mighty and moneyed?
- One, the rise in debt underscores the reversal of a trend that saw the ratio dropping significantly to 67.8pc in FY24 from 75.2pc the previous year, in spite of stringent fiscal consolidation under the IMF funding programme.
- Equally critical will be the protection of consumers from a possible surge in inflation, which may require timely food imports and stringent action against hoarders.
- Most students have not only been out of touch with subject knowledge, they have also had a long gap in social connections, work discipline and stringent schedules.
- Officialdom must ensure that legal fora replace tribal justice with stringent application of the law, and hold the enforcers of the latter accountable.
Synonyms
brass bound, cast iron , rigid
Antonyms
lax, loose, slack, Flexible
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