demandingly

In pressing fashion

Demandingly describes doing something in a way that insists on attention, effort, or compliance.

A child tugs demandingly at a parent's sleeve.

A boss speaks demandingly when issuing orders that brook no delay.

She looked at him demandingly, waiting for an answer.

challenging

arduously

With strenuous effort

laboriously · gruellingly · exhaustingly · punishingly · grindingly · intensively

insistent

persistently

In an unrelenting manner

relentlessly · unrelentingly · importunately · clamorously · doggedly · tenaciously · obstinately · stubbornly · uncompromisingly · resolutely

authoritative

imperiously

In overbearing manner

commandingly · peremptorily · high-handedly · overbearingly · autocratically · magisterially · despotically · tyrannically · masterfully · heavy-handedly

exacting

rigorously

With exacting precision

precisely · meticulously · fastidiously · punctiliously · scrupulously · critically · fussily · pedantically · unforgivingly

Opposites
strictness/expectations

demandinglyleniently

With tolerance, not severity

permissively · indulgently · tolerantly · forgivingly · flexibly

effort/difficulty imposed

demandinglyeasily

Without difficulty

low maintenance · effortlessly · simply · manageably · independently

assertiveness/forcefulness

demandinglymeekly

In docile manner

gently · mildly · softly · unassertively · humbly

Phrases
Family

demanding, undemanding

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