Synonyms of demanded

demanded 1 of 2

adjective

as in enforced

Related Words

• enforced
• required
• mandatory
• necessary
• compulsory
• forced
• obligatory
• urgent
• incumbent
• insistent
• imperative
• persistent
• involuntary
• pressing
• coercive
• peremptory
• nonelective

Dissimilar Words

• discretionary
• unnecessary
• chosen
• unwanted
• voluntary
• optional
• elective
• unneeded
• dispensable

demanded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of demand

1

as in requested

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requested
• required
• commanded
• claimed
• asked
• wanted
• needed
• enjoined
• exacted
• called (for)
• insisted (on)
• pressed (for)
• stipulated (for)
• took
• necessitated
• quested
• clamored (for)
• imposed
• warranted
• pleaded (for)
• requisitioned
• cried (for)
• harassed
• badgered
• hounded
• dunned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• yielded
• surrendered
• gave up
• relinquished

2

as in required

to have as a requirement

a task that demands one's unremitting attention

Synonyms & Similar Words

• required
• needed
• wanted
• took
• necessitated
• claimed
• involved
• challenged
• warranted
• bore
• called for
• asked
• begged
• entailed
• insisted
• lacked
• stipulated
• cried (for)
• hurt (for)
• enjoined
• exacted
• commanded
• pressed
• clamored (for)
• quested

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• had
• held
• owned
• possessed

3

as in asked

to set or receive as a price

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• asked
• charged
• commanded
• brought
• fetched
• sold (for)
• assessed
• priced
• discounted
• valued
• overcharged
• billed
• invoiced
• undercharged
• marked down
• marked up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of demanded

Verb

Police say two men in a four-door black Cadillac displayed a handgun and demanded an arrow key, which opens collection boxes. — Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 31 July 2026

The signals were there—not in a single test result or a moment that clearly demanded action, but in patterns unfolding over time. — Guy Leitersdorf, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The secretaries demanded detailed descriptions of the methodology DHS used as well as transparency about what state voter lists DHS analyzed. — Miles Parks, NPR, 31 July 2026

Every major era of economic expansion has demanded its own capital architecture, from railroads to fiber optics. — Jim Zelter, Fortune, 31 July 2026

But after a top Justice Department official demanded this action, the Secret Service relented. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

The Federal Communications Commission has demanded for months that ABC prove its stations deserve to stay on the air — a proceeding with no precedent in the last half-century. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

For the past couple of months, a youth movement known as the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanded Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over a string of exam paper leaks that affected millions of students across the country. — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026

According to Newsweek, Arizona Representative Yassamin Ansari has called for a House investigation into the federal government’s handling of the case and has demanded that Barron provide testimony as part of the request. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 24 July 2026