exacting

(ĭg-zăk'tĭng)
adj.

1. Making severe demands; rigorous: an exacting instructor.
2. Requiring great care, effort, or attention: an exacting task. See synonyms at burdensome.

exactingly ex·act'ing·ly adv.
exactingness ex·act'ing·ness n.

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adjective

1. Rigorous and unsparing in treating others: demanding, hard, harsh, rigid, severe, stern, strict, tough, unyielding. See easy/hard.
2. Very difficult to please: choosy, dainty, fastidious, finical, finicky, fussy, meticulous, nice, particular, persnickety, squeamish. Informal picky. See accept/reject.
3. Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength: arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, demanding, difficult, effortful, exigent, formidable, hard, heavy, laborious, onerous, oppressive, rigorous, rough, severe, taxing, tough, trying, weighty. See heavy/light.

adj

Definition: demanding
Antonyms: giving, lending

For a list of words related to exacting, see:

• Demanding, Critical, Calculating, or Selfish

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See words rhyming with "exacting."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - krævende, streng, hård

Nederlands (Dutch)
veeleisend

Français (French)
adj. - astreignant, exigeant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - anspruchsvoll

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απαιτητικός, κοπιαστικός, κουραστικός, αυστηρός

Italiano (Italian)
esigente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - exigente, rigoroso, extorsivo

Русский (Russian)
требовательный, строгий, изнурительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - exigente, severo, riguroso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - fordrande, krävande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
苛求的, 吃力的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 苛求的, 吃力的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 강요적인, 엄한, 힘드는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 苛酷な, 骨の折れる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كثير المطالب, قاس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮סוחט, קפדן, מייגע, דורש הרבה‬

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