Antonyms of adj easygoing

3 senses of easygoing

Sense 1
easy, easygoing, leisurely -- (not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace")

INDIRECT (VIA unhurried) -> hurried -- (moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job")

Sense 2
cushy, soft, easygoing -- (not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship; "what a cushy job!"; "the easygoing life of a parttime consultant"; "a soft job")

INDIRECT (VIA easy) -> difficult, hard -- (not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?")

Sense 3
easygoing -- (relaxed and informal in attitude or standards; "an easygoing teacher who allowed extra time for assignments")

INDIRECT (VIA undemanding) -> demanding -- (requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding")

Similarity of adj easygoing

3 senses of easygoing

Sense 1
easy, easygoing, leisurely -- (not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace")
       => unhurried (vs. hurried) -- (relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste; "people strolling about in an unhurried way"; "an unhurried walk"; "spoke in a calm and unhurried voice")

Sense 2
cushy, soft, easygoing -- (not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship; "what a cushy job!"; "the easygoing life of a parttime consultant"; "a soft job")
       => easy (vs. difficult) -- (posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma")

Sense 3
easygoing -- (relaxed and informal in attitude or standards; "an easygoing teacher who allowed extra time for assignments")
       => undemanding (vs. demanding) -- (requiring little if any patience or effort or skill; "the pay was adequate and the job undemanding"; "simple undemanding affection"; "an undemanding boss")

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