Antonyms for more demanding


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dih-man-ding, -mahn-
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmæn dɪŋ, -ˈmɑn-


Definition of more demanding

Origin :
  • early 15c., "asking, questioning," present participle adjective from demand (v.). Meaning "insistent" is by late 19c. Related: Demandingly.
  • adj challenging, urgent
Example sentences :
  • We can of course pardon some faults because modern bibliographers are more demanding than those of 1664.
  • Extract from : « A History of Bibliographies of Bibliographies » by Archer Taylor
  • She stroked his hair, and he had to look pleased under that touch, the more demanding in its beguiling softness.
  • Extract from : « Babbitt » by Sinclair Lewis
  • None of its aspects is more demanding than the proper management of the public finances.
  • Extract from : « Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 » by Various
  • But the patient hours of archery practice, the strict instruction in the use of a long-bladed bronze dagger were more demanding.
  • Extract from : « The Time Traders » by Andre Norton
  • Again, were there more demanding truth, there would be fewer satisfied with mere justice, and none would beg for mercy.
  • Extract from : « Discourses of Keidansky » by Bernard G. Richards
  • Ekdahl said that Lee was more demanding of his mother than he was, and he was her husband.
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

Synonyms for more demanding

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