demanding
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Synonyms
arduous, burdensome, challenging, exacting, grueling (or gruelling), killing, laborious, onerous, persnickety, taxing, toilsome
Antonyms
light, nondemanding, unchallenging, undemanding
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Despite their demanding schedules, the couple puts their family first. — Marie Milano, Country Living, "Adam Levine and His Wife Behati Prinsloo's Love Story Is Sweeter Than a Maroon 5 Song," 3 Nov. 2018 The second question is what kind of home-and-home series Mack will seek out with the more demanding conference schedule waiting after the first two months of the season. — Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal, "At Xavier, Chris Mack didn't shy away from scheduling tough games. What about Louisville?," 30 Mar. 2018 Goalkeeping is arguably more mentally demanding than any other position in football. — SI.com, "Keep the Faith: Liverpool Need to Stand by Karius Despite His Champions League Final Horror Show," 27 May 2018 But their jobs at the time were more demanding than the role of lieutenant governor. — Seema Mehta, latimes.com, "As lieutenant governor, Newsom has had few duties — and he skipped many of them," 20 Apr. 2018 New design The new Echo Show has a more demanding presence than the original thanks to its 10.1-inch touch display. — Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, "Echo Show 2018 review: Seeing is believing, and there’s a lot more to see," 8 Oct. 2018 The style of coaching I’ve done for 33 years is very intense, very demanding. — Mitch Stacy, The Seattle Times, "Ohio State coach Urban Meyer to retire after Rose Bowl," 5 Dec. 2018 For example, researchers who examine gender pay disparities and workplace discrimination say that, when women try to negotiate raises themselves, they can be perceived as too demanding, unlikeable, not feminine enough. — Linda Rodriguez Mcrobbie, BostonGlobe.com, "The triumph of gender-neutral ‘adulting’," 7 July 2018 Dear Amy: My adult son is highly successful in a demanding field. — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, "Successful son fails at relationship with mom," 28 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'demanding.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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