Difference between Exigent and Exacting

What is the difference between Exigent and Exacting?

Exigent as an adjective is urgent; needing immediate action. while Exacting as an adjective is making excessive demands; hard to satisfy.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Urgent; needing immediate action. Demanding; needing great effort.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Making excessive demands; hard to satisfy.Requiring precise accuracy

We hope you now know whether to use Exigent or Exacting in your sentence.