taxing

taxing
Synonyms and related words:
accusal, accusation, accusing, allegation, allegement, arraignment, bale, bill of particulars, blackmail, blame, bother, bringing of charges, bringing to book, burden, burdening, burdensome, burthen, call, call for, cargo, charge, charging, claim, clamant, clamorous, complaint, contribution, count, crying, cumber, cumbrance, deadweight, delation, demand, demand for, demanding, denouncement, denunciation, draft, drag, drain, draining, duty, encumbrance, exacting, exaction, exigent, exorbitant, extortion, extortionate, extortionate demand, freight, freighting, grasping, grievous, handicap, haul, heave, heavy demand, impeachment, implication, importunate, imposing an onus, imposition, impost, imputation, inconsiderateness, inconvenience, incubus, incumbency, indent, indictment, infliction, information, innuendo, insinuation, insistent, insistent demand, instant, lading, lawsuit, laying of charges, laying on, levy, load, loading, loading down, loud, millstone, nonnegotiable demand, notice, obtrusiveness, oppression, oppressive, order, overexertion, overextension, overload, overstrain, overstress, overtaxing, overweighting, persistent, pertinacious, plaint, pressing, pressure, presumptuousness, prosecution, pull, rack, reproach, requirement, requisition, rush, rush order, saddling, strain, straining, stress, stress and strain, stressfulness, stretch, suit, superincumbency, surcharge, tasking, tax, tedious, tension, tough, tribute, trouble, troublesome, true bill, trying, tug, ultimatum, unspoken accusation, unwarranted demand, urgent, veiled accusation, warning, wearing, weighting, weighty|

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • taxing — taxingly, adv. /tak sing/, adj. wearingly burdensome: the day to day, taxing duties of a supervisor. [1790 1800; TAX + ING2] * * * …   Universalium

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  • taxing — tax|ing [ˈtæksıŋ] adj needing a lot of effort = ↑demanding ▪ The job turned out to be more taxing than I d expected …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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