Fine
Fine adjective - Meeting the highest standard of accuracy.
Usage example: making the final fine adjustments on the car's GPS
Strict and fine are semantically related. in discriminating topic. In some cases you can use "Strict" instead an adjective "Fine".
Strict
Strict adjective - Following an original exactly.
Fine and strict are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fine" instead an adjective "Strict".
Nearby Words: strictly, strictness
Both words in one sentence
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Her first dresses were fine but her friends couldn't see it, and gave her strict directions for a second go.
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It mostly works fine when your timeline is a strict progression from cause to effect.
Source: Time Travel Tense Trouble -
Note that even in the end the timeline isn't the same: Since Stan only shot Reagan, his assistant James Brady was fine which meant no Brady Bill and thus America has less strict gun laws.
Source: Set Right What Once Went Wrong
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