TIME-CONSUMING Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

time-consuming

adjective

Definition of time-consuming

as in nonautomatic

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Recent Examples of time-consuming Building conventional simulations for robot testing can be time-consuming and costly, Taiuti said, requiring developers to create three-dimensional objects and configure scenes. — Wen Shao, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026 The next — and likely more time-consuming — section collects information about your financial situation. — Personal Finance, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026 Projects that once seemed too expensive, too complicated or too time-consuming are suddenly worth revisiting. — Paulo Socatelli, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Public awareness of many of the uses and abuses of this technology is largely the result of dedicated, time-consuming work by journalists and watchdog groups. — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for time-consuming

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nonautomatic

Adjective

On two separate occasions within the last decade, Blum and his attorneys argued that the University of Texas was placing too much weight on race in nonautomatic admissions.

— New York Times, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019

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