demanding

adjective
UK: /dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/
US: /dɪˈmændɪŋ/

  1. Needing a lot of effort, skill, or attention.

    1. It was a very demanding job.
    2. Raising a puppy can be extremely demanding, especially in the first few months.

  2. Expecting a lot of attention or expecting to be obeyed without any excuse.

    1. She's a very demanding child.
    2. The boss is incredibly demanding and expects everyone to work late every night.

Synonyms

challenging exacting difficult taxing strict assertive
demanding verb

  1. Present participle of demand.

    1. The crowd was demanding answers from the politician.
    2. She is demanding a full refund after discovering the defect.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "demanding" in English means: Needing a lot of effort, skill, or attention., Expecting a lot of attention or expecting to be obeyed without any excuse..

The phonetic transcription of "demanding" is /dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/ in British English and /dɪˈmændɪŋ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "demanding": challenging, exacting, difficult, taxing, strict, assertive.

Example usage of "demanding": "It was a very demanding job.". More examples on the page.