CLAMORED (FOR) Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

clamored (for)

verb

past tense of clamor (for)

as in demanded

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority a dozen customers clamoring for service all at once

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamored (for)

Verb

The suitors embarrassed themselves one by one, until Antinous demanded Penelope simply choose the best of them.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
The senator demanded that Congress approve any deal with the country.

— Julia Gledhill, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of demanded

Verb

Advancements in technology have historically required some type of privacy tradeoff, like giving apps access to your location for more accurate recommendations.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
Argentina, by contrast, have twice required extra time to progress and their other two knockout games involved comeback wins with last-minute goals.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of required

Verb

The Supreme Court requested a total of $228 million for next fiscal year, a roughly 10% increase over the year before.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
As part of his suit, Musk asked for $150 billion in damages that would be destined for a charitable trust and requested OpenAI’s for-profit structure be reversed.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Definition of requested

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

clamor

clamored (for)

clamor (for)

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Clamored (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamored%20%28for%29. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of clamored (for)

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

raffish

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Do you 'say your piece' or 'say your peace'?

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

Popular in Wordplay

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

Why do we say 'fly off the handle'?

Popular

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

Games & Quizzes