rigorous

Questions about rigorous

What does rigorous mean?

rigorous means "rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rigorous?

rigorous has 3 syllables: rig-o-rous. The stress falls on "rig". In IPA it is /ˈɹɪɡɚəs/.

What is another word for rigorous?

Close synonyms include strict, stringent, tight. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rigorous a common word?

rigorous is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.