demanding B2 Topic:Time US /dəˈmændɪŋ/ UK /dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #6699 Meanings 1 adj Needing a lot of effort, skill, energy, or time. Nursing is a very demanding job. 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 Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # demanding **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /dəˈmændɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 6699 ## Meanings 1. Needing a lot of effort, skill, energy, or time. 2. Expecting a lot from others and hard to please. ## Examples - Nursing is a very demanding job. - My new boss is extremely demanding. ## Antonyms - undemanding ## Derived Forms - demandingly - demandingness - nondemanding - overdemanding ## Etymology From demand + -ing. ## Topics - Time markdown