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undemanding

undemanding

1 3.5
Not needing much effort or skill
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.dɪˈmænd.ɪŋ/
translation icon : poco exigente
  • Usually, I am the patient and undemanding type.

Examples

  • The curriculum in a campus under Wallow's system must be flexible and, like everything else, undemanding.

    Academic text (2001)
  • So they are simple to play, undemanding, lack challenge or consequence, and rely on time-oriented tasks.

    Blog text (24)
  • But as it turned out, her list contained only the most undemanding tasks.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • According to this theory, undemanding work may lead to boredom for the worker.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Such claims, which today may seem relatively docile and undemanding, assume a greater significance when studied within their historical context.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • They are so undemanding that their parents are quite worried about how fast they're growing before they're two years old.

  • We're back in South Anchorage now, and I'm wondering what to do with Reuben, such a polite and undemanding friend.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Maybe this was the right moment and Taconic Hills, sleepy and undemanding and certainly lush, the right place.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The commission rightfully urges overcoming the strategy of small, undemanding, incremental steps, which it recognizes as the strategic basis of the government's sustainability policy.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Her homework consisted of undemanding exercises that she finished quickly.

Synonyms

effortless
vsundemanding
26 2.6

Done easily and smoothly without hard work

describes being easy to do or satisfy rather than only smooth result
uncomplicated
vsundemanding
18 3.2

Easy to understand or deal with

relates to needing little effort or patience rather than structural simplicity
painless
vsundemanding
14 2.1

Easy to do without much effort

focuses on being easy to satisfy rather than merely lacking pain
unproblematic
vsundemanding
1 3.7

Easy to deal with or understand

emphasizes ease of doing or satisfying rather than absence of problems
easy-breezy
vsundemanding
  • Informal
1 6.1

Simple and relaxed, not difficult or serious

focuses on being easy to satisfy rather than informal playful tone
easy
vsundemanding
1 1.0

In a calm, relaxed way and without much effort

stresses low effort to satisfy rather than general relaxed manner
unchallenging
vsundemanding
1 2.1

Easy to do and not interesting

focuses on low effort and ease of satisfaction rather than dullness
nondemanding
vsundemanding
3.5

Not needing much effort or care

has identical meaning but is a variant spelling
unexacting
vsundemanding
6.8

Not needing much effort or skill

emphasizes being easy to do or satisfy rather than low precision
nonchallenging
vsundemanding
1.3

Easy to do and not hard

highlights being easy to satisfy rather than commenting on interest level
unstrained
vsundemanding
5.0

Natural and easy without showing effort

describes how something looks when done rather than its low requirement

Antonyms

183 4.4

Hard to do and needing a lot of effort

4.1

Needing a lot of time, effort, or attention

How Demanding

arduous
29 7.7
demanding
4.1
challenging
183 4.4
easy
1.0
undemanding
1 3.5
effortless
26 2.6

Surface Forms

undemanding positive

Morphology

undemanding = demanding (transparent) = un + demand + ing

The word 'undemanding' is transparently derived from 'demanding' by adding the prefix 'un-', indicating the opposite meaning.

Etymology

Undemanding breaks into un- meaning 'not' and demanding from demand, which means 'to ask for a lot'. So an undemanding task or person 'does not ask for a lot' and is easy or simple.