Demanding (adjective):Meaning:Requiring a lot of effort, attention, or skill; needing a significant amount of time, energy, or dedication to accomplish.
Examples:
- His new job is quite demanding, with long hours and tight deadlines.
- The marathon is known for being one of the most demanding races in the world.
- Teaching a class of young children can be emotionally and physically demanding.
Synonyms:Challenging, difficult, arduous, taxing, exacting, rigorous, tough, strenuous, hard, tiring, draining.
Antonyms:Easy, effortless, simple, undemanding, relaxed, straightforward, uncomplicated, easygoing.
Collocations:
- Demanding job: Her role as a project manager is a very demanding job.
- Demanding task: Completing the research paper was a demanding task that required hours of work.
- Demanding schedule: The athlete follows a demanding schedule of training and competitions.
Idioms:
- Demand one's pound of flesh: The strict teacher always seems to demand his pound of flesh from his students.
Expressions:
- Be demanding on: Being a parent can be demanding on your time and energy.
Phrases:
- Demanding standards: The company has demanding standards for quality control.
Word Family:
- Demand (noun/verb): The increasing workload placed a high demand on the team.
- Demander (noun): The demander of the service expected top-notch results.
- Undemanding (adjective): She prefers to watch undemanding movies after a long day.
- Demandingly (adverb): She worked demandingly to meet the tight deadline.