demanding
- adjective
- /dɪˈmændɪŋ/
:
exigente
- She found her new role to be quite demanding, needing her full attention and skill.
And he was very, very demanding and intense.
- And he was very, very demanding and intense.
- They're always going to be demanding or imposing.
- He is very intense and he's very demanding, but he's a truth teller.
- How do you push yourself, be demanding of yourself, and still love yourself?
- I think the word history is a lot more demanding of us than we think.
- That cruel, exacting, demanding kind of boss feel.
- And I think you're whining and demanding and criticizing and requiring.
Examples
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What is the most physically demanding job in America?
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So it was really a remarkably demanding computer job.
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So this is a pretty demanding kind of kind of life.
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That is, for me, exciting and demanding and interesting.
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How do you push yourself, be demanding of yourself, and still love yourself?
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It's a mental break from working on more demanding tasks.
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No, other people tell me I'm driven and demanding and why?
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He is very intense and he's very demanding, but he's a truth teller.
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This project is very demanding and requires a lot of time and effort.
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Caring for young children can be extremely demanding on both your energy and patience.
Synonyms
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1.1
Needing a lot of effort and often strict or severe
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1.6
Not easy to do or understand
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2.6
Hard to do or understand and needing a lot of effort
629
3.2
Needing a lot of effort or careful thought
221
2.1
Hard to do or understand
183
4.4
Hard to do and needing a lot of effort
156
4.3
Needing a lot of work, care, or money at the same time
84
3.9
Needing a lot of skill, effort, or money to succeed
34
4.9
Needing a lot of effort or energy
30
7.0
Very hard and tiring, needing a lot of physical effort
29
7.7
Very difficult to do and needing a lot of effort over a long time
11
8.4
Very difficult and needing great strength or effort
10
6.8
A task or process that needs a lot of time and hard work
7
7.0
Needing a lot of care and attention to small details
5
6.8
Needing a lot of physical or mental effort
1
6.9
Needing a lot of physical or mental work
1
5.1
Hard to deal with and making people feel tired or annoyed
Hard to do and leaves you very tired
Antonyms
How Demanding
92
3.2
29
7.7
183
4.4
57
3.2
1
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word demanding comes from demand, which originally meant 'to ask or order strongly' and is related to command. So a demanding task or person 'asks' a lot from you, needing much effort, time, or attention.