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ex·act·ing
exacting
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- pronunciation:
- ihg
zaek
tIng
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
severe or strict in making demands.
an exacting boss- antonyms:
- easygoing, lenient, unexacting
- similar words:
- fastidious, precise, rigorous, rugged, strict, stringent, tall
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definition 2: |
requiring or insisting on great attention to detail.
an exacting jobShe is so exacting in her record keeping.- antonyms:
- lax, unexacting
- similar words:
- fastidious
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related words: |
choosy, dainty, finicky, hard, intimate, meticulous, narrow, particular, rigorous, severe, stern, stiff |
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derivations: |
exactingly (adv.), exactingness (n.) |
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