taxing

adjburdensome

Synonyms for taxing

adj burdensome

Antonyms for taxing

Word Origin & History

early 14c., "obligatory contribution levied by a sovereign or government," from Anglo-French tax, Old French taxe, and directly from Medieval Latin taxa, from Latin taxare (see tax (v.)). Related: taxes. Tax shelter is attested from 1961.

Example Sentences for taxing

Lived during the reign of William Pitt, and believed in taxing tea.

Prosper looked about him, taxing his recollection fruitlessly.

But he shook off his fear, taxing himself with being childish, when he wished to be strong.

He told her what had been so suddenly revealed to him, taxing her with it.

It was this problem that was taxing all my ingenuity, and which, as yet, I had not quite solved.

She commenced by taxing him with his book against her 'regimen.'

Many other such payments of self to self, passed the taxing of the master.

"Well, there is no use of taxing Nat with it," declared Dave.

If you are, should I be taxing your kindness too much if I asked you to leave a message there for me?

He had the power of raising armies, and of raising revenue by taxing the people.

taxing

Synonyms for taxing

Antonyms for taxing

backbreaking

burdensome

demanding

draining

effortful

taxing

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Antonyms for taxing

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backbreaking

burdensome

demanding

draining

effortful

Synonyms for taxing

arduous