exacting

exacting is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Exact. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 21 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Exact
2. adjective. Oppressive or unreasonably severe in making demands or requiring the exact fulfillment of obligations; harsh; severe.
3. adjective. requiring precise accuracy

   "an exacting job"

   "became more exigent over his pronunciation"

   Synonyms: exigent

4. adjective. severe and unremitting in making demands

   "an exacting instructor"

   "a stern disciplinarian"

   Synonyms: stern, strict

5. adjective. having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures

   "fastidious microorganisms"

   "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements"

   Synonyms: fastidious

Synonyms

exigent, stern, strict, fastidious

Common word forms

exact, exactingly, exactingness

Words from these letters

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