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Synonyms & Antonyms of taxing
(Entry 1 of 2)
requiring much time, effort, or careful attention
- a very taxing workload that is taking a lot of time to finish
Synonyms for taxing
- arduous,
- burdensome,
- challenging,
- demanding,
- exacting,
- grueling
- (or gruelling),
- killing,
- laborious,
- onerous,
- persnickety,
- toilsome
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Near Antonyms for taxing
- easy,
- effortless,
- facile,
- simple,
- smooth
Antonyms for taxing
taxing
verb
present participle of tax
Synonyms of taxing (Entry 2 of 2)
to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress
- your constant arguing is starting to tax my patience
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“Taxing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxing. Accessed 2 Aug. 2021.
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The first known use of taxing was in 1841
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