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 Ignoring urges and doing the maneuver at other times means more straining, which can be painful, time-consuming and consequential in terms of hemorrhoids and damage to the muscles involved in pooping. —

Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026 Charities, civic groups and even business execs are trading golf balls for pickleballs, since golf is costly, time-consuming and not for everyone. —

Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026 Across Southern California, housing experts, mortgage lenders and real estate agents have taken notice of the technology’s ability to speed up transactions in a process once thought to be time-consuming and stressful. —

Amancai Biraben, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026 Or, the city could take a more time-consuming and cost saving approach by asking the state legislature for help. —

Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 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