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exacting definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb exact 1 of 2 senses of exact Sense 1 demand, exact => command => call call in Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb exact 1 of 2 senses of exact Sense 1 demand, exact => command => call call in Entailment of verb exact Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb exact 2 senses of exact Sense 1 demand, exact => claim Sense 2 claim, take exact => necessitate, ask need require, take involve, call for demand Familiarity of verb exact exact used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb exact Sense 1 demand, exact => claim -------------- Sense 2 claim, take exact => necessitate, ask need require, take involve, call for demand -------------- Overview of verb exact The verb exact has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) demand, exact -- (claim as due or just "The bank demanded payment of the loan") 2. claim, take exact -- (take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her") Overview of adj exacting The adj exacting has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fastidious, exacting -- ((microbiology) having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures; "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements") 2. stern, strict, exacting -- (severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards") 3. exigent, exacting -- (requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation") Antonyms of adj exacting 3 senses of exacting Sense 1 fastidious (vs. unfastidious), exacting Sense 2 stern, strict, exacting INDIRECT (VIA demanding) -> undemanding Sense 3 exigent, exacting INDIRECT (VIA demanding) -> undemanding Similarity of adj exacting 3 senses of exacting Sense 1 fastidious (vs. unfastidious), exacting Sense 2 stern, strict, exacting => demanding (vs. undemanding) Sense 3 exigent, exacting => demanding (vs. undemanding) Attributes of adj exacting Familiarity of adj exacting exacting used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj exacting exacting unexacting Overview of verb exact The verb exact has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) demand, exact -- (claim as due or just "The bank demanded payment of the loan") 2. claim, take exact -- (take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her") Overview of adj exacting The adj exacting has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fastidious, exacting -- ((microbiology) having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures; "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements") 2. stern, strict, exacting -- (severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards") 3. exigent, exacting -- (requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation")
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