The scores are low because the task is cognitively demanding.
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Demanding
//dəˈmændɪŋ//
Synonyms for "demanding" (184 found)
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Closest matches (37)
Strong matches (55)
Related words (92)
intricatejawbreakingjealousknottedknottylaboriousloudmeanmeticulousminutenaggingnarrowneedyniceno picnicnot easyofficiousoperoseoppressivepainful
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Antonyms
1 entriesderived
4 entriesderived from
1 entriesform of
1 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
4 entriessimilar
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
Translations
40 translations across 17 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- взискателен adj (making great demands; difficult to satisfy)
- напрегнат adj (requiring much endurance, strength, or patience)
- придирчив adj (making great demands; difficult to satisfy)
Catalan
1 entries- exigent adj (requiring much endurance, strength, or patience)
Czech
1 entries- náročný adj (requiring much endurance, strength, or patience)
Dutch
1 entries- veeleisend adj (making great demands; difficult to satisfy)
Finnish
4 entries- tarkka adj (making great demands; difficult to satisfy)
- vaatelias adj (making great demands; difficult to satisfy)
- vaativa adj (requiring much endurance, strength, or patience)
- vaativa adj (making great demands; difficult to satisfy)
French
3 entries- exigeant adj (requiring much endurance, strength, or patience)
- exigeant adj (making great demands; difficult to satisfy)
- éprouvant adj (requiring much endurance, strength, or patience)
Galician
2 entries- esixente adj (requiring much endurance, strength, or patience)
- esixente adj (making great demands; difficult to satisfy)
German
2 entries- anspruchsvoll adj (making great demands; difficult to satisfy)
- wählerisch adj (making great demands; difficult to satisfy)
Greek
2 entries- απαιτητικός adj (requiring much endurance, strength, or patience)
- απαιτητικός adj (making great demands; difficult to satisfy)
Hungarian
4 entries- fárasztó adj (requiring much endurance, strength, or patience)
- igényes adj (making great demands; difficult to satisfy)
- kényes adj (making great demands; difficult to satisfy)
- megerőltető adj (requiring much endurance, strength, or patience)
Japanese
1 entries- きつい adj (requiring much endurance, strength, or patience)
Norman
1 entries- exigeant adj (requiring much endurance, strength, or patience)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- krevende adj (requiring much endurance, strength, or patience)
Polish
2 entries- wymagający adj (requiring much endurance, strength, or patience)
- wymagający adj (making great demands; difficult to satisfy)
Russian
4 entries- взыска́тельный adj (making great demands; difficult to satisfy)
- напряжённый adj (requiring much endurance, strength, or patience)
- тре́бовательный adj (making great demands; difficult to satisfy)
- тре́бующий уси́лий adj (requiring much endurance, strength, or patience)
Spanish
2 entries- exigente adj (requiring much endurance, strength, or patience)
- exigente adj (making great demands; difficult to satisfy)
Ukrainian
2 entries- вибагли́вий adj (making great demands; difficult to satisfy)
- вимогли́вий adj (making great demands; difficult to satisfy)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Kate broke his heart by rudely demanding he go away.
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They are demanding shorter working hours.
Source: tatoeba (307688)
Taking care of the excretory needs of a patient you've just met is a very demanding job.
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