Synonyms of taxing

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adjective

ˈtak-siŋ 

as in challenging

requiring much time, effort, or careful attention

a very taxing workload that is taking a lot of time to finish

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

taxing

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verb

present participle of tax

as in stretching

to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress

your constant arguing is starting to tax my patience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stretching
• trying
• straining
• pushing
• testing
• getting (to)
• bothering
• annoying
• demanding
• irritating
• pressuring
• harassing
• exacting
• importuning
• aggravating
• exasperating
• pestering
• irking
• vexing
• pressing
• paining
• riling
• nettling
• hassling
• harrying
• agitating
• galling
• gnawing (at)
• spiting
• grating
• peeving

Examples of taxing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Already past his career high in innings, Harrison departed with two outs and the bases loaded in the third, having thrown a taxing 73 pitches. —Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024

The switch was significant because women were banned from running the Olympic marathon until 1984; the distance, it was believed, was too taxing for them. —Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024

In the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Congress delegated its taxing power to the Federal Communications Commission. —Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 25 July 2024

The Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Bills on Sunday in a taxing battle that came down to the wire in a tight 27-24 victory. —Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024