demanding
adjective
, -ˈmän-, dē-\
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, -ˈmän- , dē- \
adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms for demanding
Synonyms
arduous, burdensome, challenging, exacting, grueling (or gruelling), killing, laborious, onerous, persnickety, taxing, toilsome
Antonyms
light, nondemanding, unchallenging, undemanding
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My husband has a pretty demanding job and travels a lot, too. — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, "How to Be a Traveling, Working Mom (According to Traveling, Working Moms)," 26 July 2019 Veronique Merrill Warner is equally brilliant in the demanding role of Rhoda’s tormented mother. — Tom Titus, Daily Pilot, "On Theater: ‘Bad Seed’ still a good chiller," 16 July 2019 Writing a screenplay is not as demanding as writing a novel. — Keith Phipps, The Verge, "How William Gibson’s long-lost Alien 3 script became 2019’s most intriguing audio drama," 24 June 2019 The integration of the various animals and crops into a relatively small acreage becomes a formal problem that is just as interesting and just as demanding as the arrangement of the parts of a novel. — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, "Going Home with Wendell Berry," 29 May 2019 Each area had its own unique challenges, but none as physically, mentally and emotionally demanding as Oklahoma. — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, "What it’s like to forecast weather in the world’s tornado hot spot," 10 May 2018 Of those who were working full-time while caregiving more than 21 hours a week for an aging parent, 25% took reduced work hours or accepted a less demanding position. — Frank J. Infurna, Quartz, "The midlife crisis is getting worse," 20 July 2019 As tennis has become a more physically demanding sport, these breakout moments have been trending later. — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, "Keeping Cori Gauff Healthy and Sane," 2 July 2019 For hikers seeking a less physically demanding but rewarding summit trek, the route up this little hill delivers the goods without the pain. — Mare Czinar, azcentral, "You'll probably have the summit to yourself on this shady summer hike," 7 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'demanding.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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