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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
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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
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Example Sentences
So we do demand justice and we do speak up and make demands.
“Competition is there, of course, but I think there is enough business for everyone as long as the demand is there,” he says.
In doing so he exposed the failure of other airlines in the region to see the huge pent-up demand for cheap travel.
Judging from current figures, there would be a substantial demand for this option, too.
There is one time, however, when couple dancing is in high demand, and that is around weddings.
You see, I am the city undertaker, and the people are dying here so fast, that I can hardly supply the demand for coffins.
Wordsworth has illustrated how an unwise and importunate demand for a reason from a child may drive him into invention.
Fajardo seconds the demand of the citizens of Manila that the Audiencia be suppressed, alleging that it does more harm than good.
England proclaimed a rough indignation at the demand for Gibraltar, which Austria had made in behalf of Spain.
This demand was made with scornful seriousness; with a ruthless application to the feelings of a son.
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On this page you'll find 250 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to demand, such as: appeal, application, call, claim, insistence, and interest.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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