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Showing words for EXACTING using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Exacting

exacting

7 Letter Words for Exacting

inexact

6 Letter Words for Exacting

acetin, actine, acting, anetic, axenic, cating, centai, eating, enatic, incage, ingate, taeing, tangie, taxine, taxing, teaing, tinage

5 Letter Words for Exacting

acing, actin, agent, antic, ating, axine, axing, axite, cagit, ceint, centi, cetin, enact, encia, eniac, entia, etang, exact, exing, gaine, genic, genit, giant, inact, necia, tangi, taxin, tenai, tenga, tenia, texan, tiang, tinca, tinea, tinge, xenia, xenic

4 Letter Words for Exacting

acne, actg, agen, aget, agin, agit, agni, aine, aint, ance, anet, ante, anti, axin, cage, cain, cane, cang, cant, cate, cent, ceti, cine, cite, ctge, etic, etna, exit, exta, extg, gaen, gaet, gain, gait, gane, gant, gate, gean, geat, geic, gein, geit, gena, gent, geta, gien, gite, gnat, inca, inga, inta, nace, nagi, naig, neat, neti, next, ngai, nice, nixe, tace, taen, taig, tain, tane, tang, taxi, tean, teca, tega, teng, tice, tien, tige, tinc, tine, ting, xian, xint

3 Letter Words for Exacting

ace, act, age, agt, ain, ait, aix, anc, ane, ant, ate, cag, cai, can, cat, cen, cia, cie, cig, cit, cte, ctg, ctn, ean, eat, ecg, ect, enc, eng, eta, etc, exc, ext, gan, gat, gen, get, gie, gin, git, gtc, gte, ice, ign, inc, ing, int, ita, nae, nag, nat, nea, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nit, nix, tag, tai, tan, tax, tea, tec, teg, ten, tex, tgn, tic, tie, tig, tin, tng, xat

Definitions for Exacting

[1] rigid or severe in demands or requirements: an exacting teacher.
[2] requiring close application or attention: an exacting task.
[3] given to or characterized by exaction; extortionate.
[4] strictly accurate or correct: an exact likeness; an exact description.
[5] precise, as opposed to approximate: the exact sum; the exact date.
[6] admitting of no deviation, as laws or discipline; strict or rigorous.
[7] capable of the greatest precision: exact instruments.
[8] characterized by or using strict accuracy: an exact thinker.
[9] Mathematics . (of a differential equation) noting that the collection of all terms, equated to zero, is an exact differential.
[10] to call for, demand, or require: to exact respect from one's children.
[11] to force or compel the payment, yielding, or performance of: to exact money; to exact tribute from a conquered people.
[12] making rigorous or excessive demands an exacting job
[13] correct in every detail; strictly accurate an exact copy
[14] precise, as opposed to approximate; neither more nor less the exact sum
[15] (prenominal) specific; particular this exact spot
[16] operating with very great precision exact instruments
[17] allowing no deviation from a standard; rigorous; strict an exact mind
[18] based mainly on measurement and the formulation of laws, as opposed to description and classification physics is an exact science
[19] to force or compel (payment or performance); extort to exact tribute
[20] to demand as a right; insist upon to exact respect from one's employees
[21] to call for or require this work exacts careful effort

Words related to Exacting

precise, onerous, stringent, harsh, imperious, strict, painstaking, rigorous, rigid, trying, taxing, burdensome, careful, critical, difficult, exigent, finicky, fussy, grievous, hard

Words nearby Exacting

exacerbation, exact, exact differential, exact science, exacta, exacting, exaction, exactitude, exactly, exacum, exaggerate

Origin of Exacting

1400–50; late Middle English exacten (v.) < Latin exāctus (past participle of exigere drive out, thrust out), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + ag(ere ) to drive + -tus past participle suffix

Other words from Exacting

ex·act·ing·ly , adverb
ex·act·ing·ness , noun
non·ex·act·ing , adjective
non·ex·act·ing·ly , adverb
non·ex·act·ing·ness , noun
o·ver·ex·act·ing , adjective
su·per·ex·act·ing , adjective
un·ex·act·ing , adjective
ex·act·a·ble , adjective
ex·act·er , ex·ac·tor , noun
ex·act·ness , noun
non·ex·act·a·ble , adjective
pre·ex·act , adjective, verb (used with object)
qua·si-ex·act , adjective
qua·si-ex·act·ly , adverb
un·ex·act·ed , adjective

Word origin for Exacting

C16: from Latin exactus driven out, from exigere to drive forth, from agere to drive

Synonyms for Exacting

harsh, imperious, onerous, painstaking, precise, rigid, rigorous, strict, stringent, taxing, trying, burdensome, by the book, careful, critical, difficult, exigent, finicky, fussy, grievous, hard, hypercritical, nit-picking, oppressive, particular, persnickety, picky, severe, stern, tough, unsparing, weighty