TIME-CONSUMING Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

time-consuming

adjective

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as in nonautomatic

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Recent Examples of time-consuming Jed has a time-consuming, high-pressure job as general counsel at a hedge fund. —

John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026 Claude for Legal is designed to act as an AI layer across a lawyer's entire work environment, handling the time-consuming first-pass work of reviewing, drafting, and researching, while keeping a human attorney responsible for every final decision. —

Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 Disputing accounts, following up with creditors, and monitoring your credit can be time-consuming and frustrating. —

Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026 Finding a surrogate can be difficult and time-consuming. —

Ann Marie Luft, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for time-consuming

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nonautomatic

Adjective

That leaves the 40 percent of the budget that is discretionary spending (i.e., nonautomatic spending that Congress appropriates).

— Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 1 Feb. 2023
On two separate occasions within the last decade, Blum and his attorneys argued that the University of Texas was placing too much weight on race in nonautomatic admissions.

— New York Times, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019