demanding

B2 Topic:Time
US /dəˈmændɪŋ/ UK /dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/
adj noun verb Freq #6699

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Needing a lot of effort, skill, energy, or time.

    Nursing is a very demanding job.

  2. 2
    adj

    Expecting a lot from others and hard to please.

    My new boss is extremely demanding.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · needing a lot of effort,... challengingtaxingexigent
2 adj · expecting a lot from others... fussy
Opposites
undemanding
Word family
Derived forms demandinglydemandingnessnondemandingoverdemanding

Etymology

From demand + -ing.

Topics

markdown

Send feedback

Optional — only if you'd like a reply.