demanding
/dəˈmændɪŋ/
adjectivenoun
Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.
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Adjective 2 meanings
Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.
“This bike is built to withstand even the most demanding terrain.”
Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.
“Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:fastidious”
Noun 1 meaning
The act of making a demand.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From demand + -ing.
Similar and opposite words
Similar
challengingexigenttaxingfussyexactingauthoritarianautocraticbossy
Opposite
undemanding
DEMANDING at a glance
DEMANDING has 9 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (D 2 + E 1 + M 3 + A 1 + N 1 + D 2 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,684 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with demanding
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- REMANDING13
- DEMANNING13
- DESANDING12
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