Synonyms of demanding

demanding 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in challenging

requiring much time, effort, or careful attention

the demanding assignment kept them working all night long

Synonyms & Similar Words

• challenging
• difficult
• taxing
• exacting
• burdensome
• onerous
• arduous
• tough
• killing
• grueling
• hard
• laborious
• gruelling
• testing
• strenuous
• toilsome
• persnickety
• trying
• rigorous
• stringent
• formidable
• oppressive
• strict
• herculean
• stern
• stiff
• severe
• rigid
• rugged
• rough

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undemanding
• light
• nondemanding
• easy
• unchallenging
• simple
• smooth
• effortless
• facile

• undemanding
• light
• nondemanding
• easy
• unchallenging
• simple
• smooth
• effortless
• facile

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2

as in exacting

hard to please

will play before a demanding audience of music critics, who are not easily impressed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exacting
• careful
• nice
• particular
• finicky
• picky
• fussy
• finicking
• selective
• persnickety
• delicate
• choosy
• pernickety
• fastidious
• finical
• dainty
• meticulous
• fussbudgety
• critical
• discriminating
• choosey
• overdemanding
• discerning
• old-maidish
• painstaking
• scrupulous
• carping
• insightful
• knowledgeable
• punctilious
• faultfinding
• hypercritical
• petulant
• peevish
• captious
• caviling
• touchy
• overcritical
• ultrafastidious
• prissy
• squeamish
• prickly
• hyperfastidious
• queasy
• cavilling
• prim
• queazy
• niminy-piminy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undemanding
• flexible
• lackadaisical
• carefree
• relaxed
• lenient
• affable
• lax
• loose
• unfastidious
• unfussy
• breezy
• permissive
• uncritical
• laid-back
• low-pressure
• indiscriminating
• undiscriminating
• devil-may-care
• happy-go-lucky

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• undemanding
• flexible
• lackadaisical
• carefree
• relaxed
• lenient
• affable
• lax
• loose
• unfastidious
• unfussy
• breezy
• permissive
• uncritical
• laid-back
• low-pressure
• indiscriminating
• undiscriminating
• devil-may-care
• happy-go-lucky

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3

as in difficult

requiring considerable physical or mental effort

the demanding task of reading and grading student compositions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• challenging
• difficult
• tough
• rigorous
• hard
• complicated
• formidable
• heavy
• testing
• exacting
• effortful
• strenuous
• exhausting
• arduous
• sweaty
• rugged
• severe
• rough
• backbreaking
• grueling
• murderous
• complex
• intricate
• tall
• laborious
• painful
• uphill
• herculean
• serious
• killer
• stiff
• toilsome
• involved
• gruelling
• trying
• taxing
• problematic
• annoying
• elusive
• moiling
• burdensome
• pick-and-shovel
• hellacious
• onerous
• oppressive
• brutal
• stubborn
• strict
• tricky
• stressful
• tight
• stringent
• troublesome
• bruising
• abstract
• labored
• Augean
• problematical
• abstruse
• thorny
• grim
• irksome
• vexatious
• insoluble
• hairy
• bothersome
• knotty
• distressing
• ticklish
• opaque
• recondite
• cruel
• spiny
• inhuman
• grievous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undemanding
• easy
• simple
• effortless
• light
• soft
• mindless
• clear
• cheap
• elementary
• facile
• doable
• achievable
• uncomplicated
• gentle
• comforting
• smooth
• soothing
• accessible
• manageable
• relaxed
• friendly
• painless
• user-friendly
• idiotproof

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• undemanding
• easy
• simple
• effortless
• light
• soft
• mindless
• clear
• cheap
• elementary
• facile
• doable
• achievable
• uncomplicated
• gentle
• comforting
• smooth
• soothing
• accessible
• manageable
• relaxed
• friendly
• painless
• user-friendly
• idiotproof

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demanding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of demand

1

as in requiring

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

the losing party demanded a recount of the votes cast in the election

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requiring
• requesting
• commanding
• claiming
• asking
• wanting
• exacting
• needing
• enjoining
• questing
• necessitating
• taking
• imposing
• warranting
• clamoring (for)
• harassing
• insisting (on)
• requisitioning
• pressing (for)
• stipulating (for)
• calling (for)
• hounding
• badgering
• dunning
• pleading (for)
• crying (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• yielding
• relinquishing
• surrendering
• giving up

• yielding
• relinquishing
• surrendering
• giving up

2

as in needing

to have as a requirement

a task that demands one's unremitting attention

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requiring
• needing
• wanting
• taking
• challenging
• necessitating
• involving
• claiming
• warranting
• calling for
• asking
• entailing
• begging
• insisting
• bearing
• lacking
• exacting
• commanding
• stipulating
• enjoining
• pressing
• questing
• clamoring (for)
• crying (for)
• hurting (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• having
• holding
• possessing
• owning

• having
• holding
• possessing
• owning

3

as in asking

to set or receive as a price

superstars of the big screen who demand millions for appearing in a movie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• asking
• charging
• commanding
• fetching
• bringing
• pricing
• discounting
• overcharging
• assessing
• valuing
• billing
• undercharging
• marking down
• invoicing
• marking up
• selling (for)