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

The higher demands and costs of doing business presented a strong opportunity for companies like Clarksons. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

In addition to rolling out large-scale renewables, China is also relying on nuclear energy to meet its energy demands without emitting carbon. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

For Riyadh, civilian nuclear power is not merely a response to future energy demands or a component of climate policy. — Yoel Guzansky, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026

With no way to meet the demands of customers requesting hand rolls to go, Choe decided to change his concept to onigiri. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

But on this night, three weeks after the birth of CHOP, the air is filled not with songs, chants and demands for justice, but with paranoia, menace, gunshots. — Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026

While the violent mobs who hurled stones at marchers in 1966 are long gone, civil rights advocates say their demands remained strikingly familiar and that the threat to democracy has not disappeared. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Those concerns included high water use, noise from backup generators and the concern that tax revenues wouldn’t cover the infrastructure demands that data centers would cause. — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026

The metatext here is that Cohen is also trying to fit her persona inside the particular demands of a specific burgeoning type of comedy-theater solo show. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 2026

Verb

The beating sun, and therefore sweaty, sunburned skin, demands a looser fit that’s light-as-air, and this popover style is perfect to throw on and go. — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 21 July 2026

Buffett's philosophy demands understandable businesses with predictable cash flows, a stark contrast to drug development's long, uncertain path and complex variables. — Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Dealing with pandemics demands the same level of preparedness. — David Blumenthal, STAT, 20 July 2026

The Cockroach Janata Party demands the education minister’s resignation and sweeping exam reforms, including compensation for student suicides. — Aijaz Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

Their calendars, for instance, encode a sophisticated awareness of astronomical cycles that demands advanced calculations. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 July 2026

The text of the letter demands that the group stop hosting conversations about Flock’s surveillance technology. — Jay Peters, The Verge, 11 July 2026

The schedule demands routine and consistency because those are the adjectives that flood the vocabulary of those who make it to the majors. — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 10 July 2026

But looked at another way, Caine and other generals are being overly timid and deferential, in part because Pete Hegseth demands it. — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026