exacting vs strict

exacting and strict both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exacting	No	Yes	No	No
strict	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, exacting and strict are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of exacting include stern.

exacting (adjective)	strict (adjective)
having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures	characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
requiring precise accuracy	severe and unremitting in making demands
severe and unremitting in making demands	rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
	incapable of compromise or flexibility
	(of rules) stringently enforced