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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

imposition

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

requisition

impose

badger, dun, harass, hound
Near Antonyms of demand

give up, relinquish, surrender, yield

2 to have as a requirement

  • a task that demands oneʼs 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

call for
Near Antonyms of demand

own, possess
Antonyms of demand

have, hold

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

price, value

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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