Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stringency

2 senses of stringency

Sense 1
stringency, tightness -- (a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit)
       => lack, deficiency, want -- (the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost")

Sense 2
strictness, stringency -- (conscientious attention to rules and details)
       => conscientiousness, painstakingness -- (the trait of being painstaking and careful)