demanding
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adjectiveDefinition of DEMANDING
: requiring much time, effort, or attention : exacting <a demanding job> <demanding customers>
— de·mand·ing·ly \-ˈman-diŋ-lē\ adverb
— de·mand·ing·ness noun
See Examples of DEMANDING
- She had a demanding schedule with little free time.
- Factory work can be physically demanding.
- I have heard it is one of the most demanding courses at the university.
- Their boss was really demanding, often expecting them to work long into the night.
First Known Use of DEMANDING
1926
Related to DEMANDING
- Synonyms
- arduous, burdensome, challenging, exacting, grueling (or gruelling), killing, laborious, onerous, persnickety, taxing, toilsome
- Antonyms
- light, nondemanding, unchallenging, undemanding
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