Rigid, rigorous, strict, stringent are often used interchangeably in the sense of extremely severe and stern, especially when applied to laws or imposed conditions or to the persons who enforce them. There are, however, differences in implications and in range of application. Basically rigid and rigorous imply extreme stiffness or utter lack of elasticity or flexibility, while strict and stringent imply tightness so extreme as to […]
Category: Synonyms
Right vs Prerogative vs Privilege vs Perquisite vs Appanage vs Birthright
Right, prerogative, privilege, perquisite, appanage, birthright can all mean something to which a person has a just or legal claim.
Ridicule vs Deride vs Mock vs Taunt vs Twit vs Rally
Ridicule, deride, mock, taunt, twit, rally are comparable when they mean to make a person or thing the object of laughter.
Ride vs Drive
Ride, drive as verbs (transitive and intransitive) and as nouns may both involve the idea of moving in or being carried along in a vehicle or conveyance or upon the back of something.
Rid vs Clear vs Unburden vs Disabuse vs Purge
Rid, clear, unburden, disabuse, purge are comparable when they mean to set a person or thing free of something that encumbers.
Rich vs Wealthy vs Affluent vs Opulent
Rich, wealthy, affluent, opulent are applied both to persons and to things.
Rhythm vs Meter vs Cadence
Rhythm, meter, cadence can all mean the more or less regular rise and fall in intensity of sounds that one associates chiefly with poetry and music.
Rhetorical vs Grandiloquent vs Magniloquent vs Aureate vs Flowery vs Euphuistic vs Bombastic
Rhetorical, grandiloquent, magniloquent, aureate, flowery, euphuistic, bombastic are comparable when they mean emphasizing style often at the expense of thought.
Revoke vs Reverse vs Repeal vs Rescind vs Recall
Revoke, reverse, repeal, rescind, recall are close synonyms when they mean to abrogate by undoing something previously done, especially in legal context.
Reversion vs Atavism vs Throwback
Reversion, atavism, throwback are comparable when they mean return to an ancestral type or an instance of such return.
Reverse vs Transpose vs Invert
Reverse, transpose, invert can all mean to change to the contrary or opposite side or position.
Reverence vs Awe vs Fear
Reverence, awe, fear are comparable when they denote the emotion inspired by something which arouses one's deep respect or veneration.