demanding
adjective
Simple meaning
Requiring much endurance, strength.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
dɪˈmændɪŋ
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Definition
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adjective
Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.
Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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This meaning: Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.
Used this way, demanding is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- exigent , rarer, so it draws attention
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- “Found the job very demanding.”adjective
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Inflected forms
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Request urgently and forcefully.
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Antonyms
Sense: making great demands in terms of quality or quantity
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