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unexacting

unexacting

6.8
Not needing much effort or skill
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/
translation icon : poco exigente
  • The unexacting nature of the task allowed everyone to contribute without feeling overwhelmed.

Examples

  • Working with such unexacting guidelines made the project much easier for the entire team.

  • Pre-service teachers who perceived themselves as perfectionists, organized, and self-disciplined were likely to receive higher success ratings from their principals than those who perceived themselves as tolerating disorder, unexacting, and flexible.

    Academic text (2014)

  • He appreciated his unexacting teacher who encouraged creativity over strict adherence to rules.

Synonyms

undemanding
vsunexacting
1 3.5

Not needing much effort or skill

focuses on low need for precision and rigor rather than effort

Antonyms

exacting
7 7.0

Needing a lot of care and attention to small details

demanding
4.1

Needing a lot of time, effort, or attention

How Demanding

rigorous
85 6.7
exacting
7 7.0
demanding
4.1
unexacting
6.8
undemanding
1 3.5

Surface Forms

unexacting positive

Morphology

unexacting = exacting (transparent) = un + exact + ing

The word 'unexacting' is transparently derived from 'exacting' by adding the prefix 'un-' to indicate the opposite meaning.

Etymology

The word unexacting is made of un- meaning 'not' and exacting, which comes from exact meaning 'precise' or 'strict'. So unexacting describes something that is 'not demanding' and does not need much skill or perfect precision.