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Exacting vs Durable - What's the difference?

exacting | durable |

As adjectives the difference between exacting and durable

is that exacting is making excessive demands; hard to satisfy while durable is able to resist wear, decay; lasting; enduring.

As a verb exacting

is .

As a noun durable is

(economics) a durable good, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.

exacting

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Making excessive demands; hard to satisfy.
  • Requiring precise accuracy

    • Synonyms

    * (excess attention to detail) See also * (careful attention to detail) See also

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * exactingly * exactingness

    durable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Able to resist wear, decay; lasting; enduring.

    • Synonyms

    * permanent

    Antonyms

    * weak * vulnerable * transitory

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (economics) A durable good, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.
  • *

    • Antonyms

    * nondurable ----