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exacting
ex·act·ing E0258800 (ĭg-zăk′tĭng)adj.1. Making severe demands; rigorous: an exacting instructor.2. Requiring great care, effort, or attention: an exacting task.
ex·act′ing·ly adv.ex·act′ing·ness n.exacting (ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ) adjmaking rigorous or excessive demands: an exacting job. exˈactingly adv exˈactingness nex•act•ing (ɪgˈzæk tɪŋ)
adj. 1. rigid or severe in demands or requirements: an exacting teacher. 2. requiring close application or attention: an exacting task. 3. given to or characterized by exaction; extortionate. [1575–85] ex•act′ing•ly, adv. ex•act′ing•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | exacting - having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures; "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements"fastidiousmicrobiology - the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans | | 2. | exacting - severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"stern, strictdemanding - requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding" | | 3. | exacting - requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"exigentdemanding - requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding" |
exactingadjective1. demanding, hard, taxing, difficult, tough, painstaking He was not well enough to carry out such an exacting task.
demanding easy, simple, effortless, undemanding, no bother, easy-peasy (slang)2. strict, severe, harsh, stern, rigid, rigorous, stringent, oppressive, imperious, unsparing Our new manager has very exacting standards.exactingadjective1. Rigorous and unsparing in treating others:demanding, hard, harsh, rigid, severe, stern, strict, tough, unyielding.2. Very difficult to please:choosy, dainty, fastidious, finical, finicky, fussy, meticulous, nice, particular, persnickety, squeamish.Informal: picky.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.Translationsexact (igˈzӕkt) adjective1. absolutely accurate or correct in every detail; the same in every detail; precise. What are the exact measurements of the room?; For this recipe the quantities must be absolutely exact; an exact copy; What is the exact time?; He walked in at that exact moment. 精確的 精确的2. (of a person, his mind etc) capable of being accurate over small details. Accountants have to be very exact. 嚴謹的 严谨的 verb to force the payment of or giving of. We should exact fines from everyone who drops litter on the streets. 強制 强制exˈacting adjective requiring much effort or work from a person. a very exacting job. 吃力的 吃力的exˈactly adverb1. just; quite; absolutely. He's exactly the right man for the job. 恰好 恰好2. in accurate detail; precisely. Work out the prices exactly; What exactly did you say? 精確地 精确地3. used as a reply meaning `I quite agree'. 正是這樣(表示贊同) 正是这样exˈactness noun 精確 精确IdiomsSeeexactexacting
Related to exacting: put out, feel blueSynonyms for exactingadj demandingSynonyms- demanding
- hard
- taxing
- difficult
- tough
- painstaking
Antonyms- easy
- simple
- effortless
- undemanding
- no bother
- easy-peasy
adj strictSynonyms- strict
- severe
- harsh
- stern
- rigid
- rigorous
- stringent
- oppressive
- imperious
- unsparing
Synonyms for exactingadj rigorous and unsparing in treating othersSynonyms- demanding
- hard
- harsh
- rigid
- severe
- stern
- strict
- tough
- unyielding
adj very difficult to pleaseSynonyms- choosy
- dainty
- fastidious
- finical
- finicky
- fussy
- meticulous
- nice
- particular
- persnickety
- squeamish
- picky
adj requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strengthSynonyms- arduous
- backbreaking
- burdensome
- demanding
- difficult
- effortful
- exigent
- formidable
- hard
- heavy
- laborious
- onerous
- oppressive
- rigorous
- rough
- severe
- taxing
- tough
- trying
- weighty
Synonyms for exactingadj having complicated nutritional requirementsSynonymsRelated Wordsadj severe and unremitting in making demandsSynonymsRelated Wordsadj requiring precise accuracySynonymsRelated Words |