Demanding and Lenient

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Demanding adjective - Hard to please.

Usage example: will play before a demanding audience of music critics, who are not easily impressed

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Lenient is an antonym for demanding.

Nearby Words: demand, demanded, demandant

Lenient adjective - Tolerant or lenient.

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Demanding is an antonym for lenient.

Nearby Words: leniently, leniency, lenience

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