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Another word for demand

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Verb

  1. To ask for urgently or insistently

    Idioms:
    See also:

    request

  2. To assert one's right to

    Idioms:
    See also:

    request

    owned

    give

  3. To have as a need or prerequisite

    See also:

    over

    necessary

Noun

  1. The act of demanding

    See also:

    request

  2. Something asked for or needed

    See also:

    over

    necessary

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Another word for demand

Noun

  1. A peremptory communication

    See also:

    command

  2. Willingness to purchase

    See also:

    desire

    Antonyms:
Verb

  1. To ask

    See also:

    command

    ask

  2. To require

    See also:

    require

    require

    need

Idioms:

    in-demand

    2. on demand

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Sentence Examples

  • If you don't stand up and demand a change, he'll keep on doing it.

  • An undisclosed ransom demand was made.

  • But they did not satisfy his demand for intelligence.

  • He wanted to scream at him; to demand an explanation, but understood how fruitless that would be and measured his best course to remain calm.

  • The Convention was reconvened on the 12th of February 1863, and the demand of Congress was met.

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