strict vs exacting

strict and exacting both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, strict and exacting are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of strict include stern.

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