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demand
noun as in question, request
Strongest matches
appeal, application, call, claim, insistence, interest, need, order, requirement, sale, trade
Strong matches
arrogation, bid, bidding, charge, clamor, command, counterclaim, entreaty, exaction, importunity, imposition, inquiry, interrogation, lien, necessity, occasion, petition, plea, prayer, pursuit, requisition, rush, search, solicitation, stipulation, suit, supplication, ultimatum, vogue, want
Weak matches
verb as in ask strongly for something
Strongest matches
appeal, challenge, claim, expect, force, order, press, question, request, require, stipulate, urge
Strong matches
abuse, apply, arrogate, badger, beg, beseech, besiege, bid, charge, cite, coerce, command, compel, constrain, counterclaim, direct, dun, enjoin, entreat, exact, hit, implore, importune, inquire, interrogate, knock, nag, necessitate, oblige, pester, petition, postulate, pray, requisition, solicit, summon, supplicate, tax
Weak matches
clamor for, hit up, impetrate, insist on, sue for, whistle for
Example Sentences
They didn’t win via a headline-grabbing prosecution or courtroom drama, but rather by going public and then doggedly demanding the system live up to its own rules.
The plan, which was heavily slanted towards Moscow's demands, was subsequently revised.
She demanded to know how that was possible: "You know much better than us how badly burnt Wang Cheong House is!"
She added that her checks indicated that while passengers were undeterred in the early days of the shutdown, travel demand started to be hit in November.
But rising demand has led to local councils spending billions more overall on Send than they get from central government.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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