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demand

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of demand

1 something that someone insists upon having

agreed to the customer's demand for a refund

Synonyms of demand

claim, dun, importunity, requisition, ultimatum

Words Related to demand

desire, request, want, wish

drive, need, requirement, stipulation

basic, essential, must

condition, provision

2 the state of being sought after especially for purchase

a steadily declining demand for film cameras

Synonyms of demand

call, market, request

Words Related to demand

bear market, bull market

buyer's market, seller's market

3 something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable

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

Synonyms of demand

condition, essential, must, must-have, necessary, necessity, need, needful, requirement, requisite, sine qua non

Words Related to demand

precondition, prerequisite

advantage, edge, plus

desideration, desideratum, wish

Near Antonyms of demand

amenity, comfort, extra, extravagance, frill, indulgence, luxury, superfluity, surplus, surplusage

Antonyms of demand

nonessential, nonnecessity

demand

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of demand

1 to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

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

Synonyms of demand

call (for), claim, clamor (for), command, enjoin, exact, insist (on), press (for), quest, stipulate (for)

Words Related to demand

ask, plead (for), request, want

cry (for), necessitate, need, require, take, warrant

badger, dun, harass, hound

Near Antonyms of demand

give up, relinquish, surrender, yield

2 to have as a requirement

a task that demands one's unremitting attention

Synonyms of demand

bear, challenge, claim, necessitate, need, require, take, want, warrant

Words Related to demand

entail, involve

ask, beg, claim, clamor (for), cry (for)

hurt (for), lack

command, enjoin, exact, insist, press, quest, stipulate

Phrases Synonymous with demand

Near Antonyms of demand

Antonyms of demand

3 to set or receive as a price

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

Synonyms of demand

ask, charge, command

Words Related to demand

overcharge, undercharge

bring, fetch, sell (for)

discount, mark down, mark up

assess, bill, invoice

Synonym Discussion of demand

demand, claim, require, exact mean to ask or call for something as due or as necessary. demand implies peremptoriness and insistence and often the right to make requests that are to be regarded as commands.

- demanded payment of the debt

claim implies a demand for the delivery or concession of something due as one's own or one's right.

- claimed the right to manage his own affairs

require suggests the imperativeness that arises from inner necessity, compulsion of law or regulation, or the exigencies of the situation.

- the patient requires constant attention

exact implies not only demanding but getting what one demands.

- exacts absolute loyalty

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