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demanding
de·mand·ing D0118500 (dĭ-măn′dĭng)adj.1. Requiring much effort or attention: exhausted by a demanding job.2. Requiring others to work hard or meet high expectations: a demanding teacher. de·mand′ing·ly adv.demanding (dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ) adjrequiring great patience, skill, etc: a demanding job. deˈmandingly advde•mand•ing (dɪˈmæn dɪŋ, -ˈmɑn-) adj. 1. requiring or claiming more than is generally felt by others to be due: a demanding teacher. 2. calling for intensive effort or attention; taxing: a demanding job. [1520–30] de•mand′ing•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | demanding - requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding"difficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"undemanding - requiring little if any patience or effort or skill; "the pay was adequate and the job undemanding"; "simple undemanding affection"; "an undemanding boss" |
demandingadjective1. difficult, trying, hard, taxing, wearing, challenging, tough, exhausting, exacting, exigent It is a demanding job. difficult easy, simple, straightforward, effortless, painless, uncomplicated, child's play (informal), facile, undemanding, a piece of cake (informal), no bother, easy-peasy (slang)2. trying, difficult, troublesome, tiresome, imperious, fractious, unmanageable, clamorous, importunate, exigent a very demanding childdemandingadjective1. Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength:arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, difficult, effortful, exacting, exigent, formidable, hard, heavy, laborious, onerous, oppressive, rigorous, rough, severe, taxing, tough, trying, weighty.2. Rigorous and unsparing in treating others:exacting, hard, harsh, rigid, severe, stern, strict, tough, unyielding.Translationsdemand (diˈmaːnd) verb1. to ask or ask for firmly and sharply. I demanded an explanation. 要求 要求2. to require or need. This demands careful thought. 需要 需要 noun1. a request made so that it sounds like a command. They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money. 要求 要求2. an urgent claim. The children make demands on my time. 需要 需要3. willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc). There's no demand for books of this kind. 需求 需求deˈmanding adjective requiring a lot of effort, ability etc. a demanding job. 艱巨的,費勁的 艰巨的,费劲的 on demand when asked for. I'm expected to supply meals on demand. 在需要時 在需要时EncyclopediaSeedemanddemanding
Synonyms for demandingadj difficultSynonyms- difficult
- trying
- hard
- taxing
- wearing
- challenging
- tough
- exhausting
- exacting
- exigent
Antonyms- easy
- simple
- straightforward
- effortless
- painless
- uncomplicated
- child's play
- facile
- undemanding
- a piece of cake
- no bother
- easy-peasy
adj tryingSynonyms- trying
- difficult
- troublesome
- tiresome
- imperious
- fractious
- unmanageable
- clamorous
- importunate
- exigent
Synonyms for demandingadj requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strengthSynonyms- arduous
- backbreaking
- burdensome
- difficult
- effortful
- exacting
- exigent
- formidable
- hard
- heavy
- laborious
- onerous
- oppressive
- rigorous
- rough
- severe
- taxing
- tough
- trying
- weighty
adj rigorous and unsparing in treating othersSynonyms- exacting
- hard
- harsh
- rigid
- severe
- stern
- strict
- tough
- unyielding
Antonyms for demandingadj requiring more than usually expected or thought dueRelated WordsAntonyms |