overdemanding
Asking too much
Overdemanding means asking too much—excessive in requirements or expectations.
An overdemanding boss assigns impossible workloads.
An overdemanding schedule leaves no time for rest.
The word implies that requests have crossed from reasonable to burdensome: The curriculum was overdemanding for first-year students.
Depleting one's reserves
- taxingRequiring great effort
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- depletingProgressively using up
- wearingHaving clothing on
fatiguing · burnout · overwhelming · debilitating · enervating · punishing · backbreaking · crushing
Unpleasantly forceful in manner
- insistentFirmly demanding attention
- coerciveUsing pressure to compel
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
high-pressure · relentless · forceful · imposing · authoritarian · controlling · micromanaging · hectoring
Not guided by reason
- exorbitantUnreasonably high, as costs
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
- outrageousShockingly bad or excessive
- extortionateUnreasonably high in cost
immoderate · disproportionate · unconscionable · unwarranted · inordinate · over-the-top · overreaching · inflated
Requiring excessive attention
- needyWanting in essentials
- difficultRequiring much effort
- tryingCausing strain or frustration
- challengingHard to accomplish
fraught · nerve-wracking · intense · relentless · unforgiving · thankless · suffocating · smothering
draining
Depleting one's reserves
wearing · fatiguing · burnout · overwhelming · debilitating · enervating · punishing · backbreaking · crushing · sapping
pushy
Unpleasantly forceful in manner
- insistentFirmly demanding attention
- coerciveUsing pressure to compel
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
overbearing · high-pressure · relentless · forceful · imposing · authoritarian · controlling · micromanaging · hectoring · nagging
unreasonable
Not guided by reason
- exorbitantUnreasonably high, as costs
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
- outrageousShockingly bad or excessive
extortionate · immoderate · disproportionate · unconscionable · unwarranted · inordinate · over-the-top · overreaching · inflated · extreme
high-maintenance
Requiring excessive attention
challenging · fraught · nerve-wracking · intense · relentless · unforgiving · thankless · suffocating · smothering · clingy
overdemandingundemanding
Requiring minimal effort
lenient · easygoing · lax · permissive · indulgent
overdemandingeasygoing
Relaxed in temperament
laid-back · relaxed · mellow · patient · uncritical
overdemandingeasygoing
Relaxed in temperament
patient · gentle · forbearing · considerate · reasonable
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