Synonyms of demands

demands 1 of 2

noun

plural of demand

1

as in requirements

something that someone insists upon having

agreed to the customer's demand for a refund

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requirements
• requests
• desires
• requisitions
• wishes
• needs
• claims
• ultimatums
• stipulations
• importunities
• wants
• provisions
• duns
• essentials
• drives
• conditions
• basics
• impositions
• musts

2

as in markets

the state of being sought after especially for purchase

a steadily declining demand for film cameras

Synonyms & Similar Words

• markets
• requests
• calls
• bear markets
• bull markets
• seller's markets
• buyer's markets

3

as in necessities

something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable

we are very confident that our new employee is fully equal to the demands of the job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requirements
• necessities
• musts
• needs
• requisites
• necessaries
• essentials
• needfuls
• conditions
• preconditions
• sine qua nons
• prerequisites
• must-haves
• advantages
• wishes
• desiderata
• pluses
• edges
• desiderations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonessentials
• surpluses
• comforts
• amenities
• luxuries
• extravagances
• nonnecessities
• extras
• indulgences
• frills
• superfluities
• surplusages

demands

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of demand

1

as in requests

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

the losing party demanded a recount of the votes cast in the election

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requests
• requires
• claims
• commands
• wants
• needs
• asks
• insists (on)
• exacts
• calls (for)
• enjoins
• presses (for)
• stipulates (for)
• necessitates
• clamors (for)
• takes
• quests
• imposes
• pleads (for)
• warrants
• cries (for)
• requisitions
• harasses
• hounds
• badgers
• duns

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• yields
• surrenders
• gives up
• relinquishes

2

as in needs

to have as a requirement

a task that demands one's unremitting attention

Synonyms & Similar Words

• needs
• requires
• wants
• takes
• necessitates
• claims
• challenges
• involves
• calls for
• warrants
• entails
• asks
• begs
• bears
• lacks
• insists
• cries (for)
• stipulates
• exacts
• hurts (for)
• enjoins
• clamors (for)
• commands
• presses
• quests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• has
• holds
• possesses
• owns

3

as in asks

to set or receive as a price

superstars of the big screen who demand millions for appearing in a movie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• asks
• charges
• commands
• prices
• brings
• fetches
• values
• sells (for)
• discounts
• undercharges
• assesses
• overcharges
• bills
• invoices
• marks up
• marks down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of demands

Noun

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said Tehran had clearly communicated its demands. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

The hyperscalers' aggressive AI spending is eating into their cash flows, causing some investors to worry that computing capacity may not come online quickly enough to meet Anthropic's demands. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026

That denial turned on the plaintiffs’ failure to demonstrate an actual or imminent injury sufficient to seek emergency relief, rather than a determination that the administration’s demands were lawful. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026

According to reporting by Ocula, the global strikes called for an end to the use of ports for transporting arms—art workers also issued demands for better living and working conditions. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Nov. 2026

Randle described a sense of stability away from basketball that makes the demands of the job easier to manage. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Essential California spoke with former Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, a Democrat who served from 2011 to 2019, to get his thoughts on the demands and expectations of the position. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Conversely, shaving labor from a T-shirt serves little sustainability purpose if the gain funds more styles, tighter supplier demands, and rising output. — Jessica Binns, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

Lula will have to respond to demands for tougher measures against crime, as the right has made a hard-line approach one of its main political platforms. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Verb

This inept contract demands investigation to see why no one was paying attention to cut our losses, and wasted $82 million of our blood, sweat and tears. — Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

Manufacturing still demands engineering oversight and practical adjustments. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

That demands answers from head coach Jordi Fernández and his players. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

Jessup and Kendrick are the Emperor and Vader, convinced of their own moral superiority and addicted to playing God and breaking men like horses within a hierarchy that demands unquestioning upwards loyalty above all. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Younger elites watch this happen and accumulate money as much as possible, knowing that the state that demands their whole lives will not care for them in their old age. — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

Archival television interviews feature soundbites of Odeh expressing sympathy for the terrorists’ demands that Israel release Palestinian prisoners — although those broadcasts ignored the fact that Odeh had actually condemned the hijacking. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

However, the sage Durvasa arrives and demands an immediate audience with Rama. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Having a multisensor suite provides obvious safety advantages that physics simply demands. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026