demanding has no recorded synonym. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is undemanding.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill
“found the job very demanding”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for demanding come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.