Exacting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

claim as due or just

take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛɡzˈæktɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛɡzˈaktɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛɡzˈaktɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛɡzˈæktɪŋ/.

Examples

The bank demanded payment of the loan
the accident claimed three lives
The hard work took its toll on her

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exact claim take fastidious exigent stern demand strict

Antonyms

unfastidious

Parts of Speech

verb	claim as due or just “The bank demanded payment of the loan”
verb	take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs “the accident claimed three lives”
adjective	having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures “fastidious microorganisms”
adjective	severe and unremitting in making demands “an exacting instructor”
adjective	requiring precise accuracy “an exacting job”

Word Forms

demand	noun	the act of demanding
demander	noun	a person who makes demands
exaction	noun	act of demanding or levying by force or authority
sternness	noun	uncompromising resolution
strictness	noun	uncompromising resolution

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

anspruchsvoll

Anspruch als fällig oder gerecht geltend zu machen

🇫🇷French

exigeant

réclamer comme dû ou juste

🇪🇸Spanish

exigente

reclamar como debido o justo

🇮🇹Italian

esigente

pretendere come dovuto o giusto

🇳🇱Dutch

veeleisend

vordering als opeisbaar of rechtvaardig

🇵🇹Portuguese

exigente

reivindicar como devido ou apenas

🇷🇺Russian

требовательный

требовать как должное или просто

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मांग

उचित या उचित के रूप में दावा करें

🇮🇳Tamil

துல்லியமாக

உரிய அல்லது நியாயமானதாகக் கோரவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఖచ్చితమైన

బకాయిగా లేదా న్యాయంగా దావా వేయండి

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉગ્ર

યોગ્ય અથવા યોગ્ય તરીકે દાવો કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಖರವಾದ

ಬಾಕಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕೇವಲ ಎಂದು ಕ್ಲೈಮ್ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൃത്യമായി

കാരണം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ന്യായമായി അവകാശപ്പെടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੰਗ

ਬਕਾਇਆ ਜਾਂ ਉਚਿਤ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਦਾਅਵਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

سختی سے

واجب یا جائز کے طور پر دعوی کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

严格

索赔到期或刚刚

🇯🇵Japanese

厳しい

期限がある、または正当であると主張する

🇰🇷Korean

힘든

정당하다고 주장하거나 정당하다고 주장

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chính xác

yêu cầu bồi thường khi đến hạn hoặc chỉ

🇹🇭Thai

เข้มงวด

เรียกร้องตามกำหนดหรือเพียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

rewel

klaim sudah jatuh tempo atau adil

🇵🇭Filipino

mahigpit

claim bilang nararapat o makatarungan

🇲🇾Malay

menuntut

tuntutan sebagai wajar atau adil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صارمة

المطالبة بأنها مستحقة أو عادلة

🇮🇷Persian

سختگیرانه

ادعا به عنوان مقتضی یا عادلانه

🇹🇷Turkish

titiz

vadesi gelmiş veya adil olduğunu iddia etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַחמִיר

לתבוע כמו שצריך או צודק

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The primary meaning of 'exacting' is 'claim as due or just'.

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