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demand

[dih-mand, -mahnd] / dɪˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd /
NOUN
question, request
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appeal application call claim insistence interest need order requirement sale trade
STRONG
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
call for entreatment impetration imploration
Antonyms
STRONG
answer reply retreat
WEAK
grant offer
VERB
ask strongly for something
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appeal challenge claim expect force order press question request require stipulate urge
STRONG
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
clamor for hit up impetrate insist on sue for whistle for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer deny disclaim reply
STRONG
compliment exonerate free give leave alone please praise release
WEAK
grant offer present supply
VERB
require
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ask call for fail need take want
STRONG
command crave involve lack necessitate oblige
WEAK
cry out for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
have
WEAK
give grant offer present reply supply

Example Sentences

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The U.S. is good at making things that happen to be in big demand right now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

"But that heighted energy demand is only part of the story because as fish grow larger their bodies generate heat faster than they can lose it," he said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Yet Mizuho managing director Daniel O’Regan believes that surging demand for AI may now be actually boosting sentiment around the legacy software sector.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

"To arbitrarily set elevated prices and demand Fifa absorb these costs is unprecedented," Fifa's Schirgi added.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

There was no mention of the demand in Khrushchev’s second letter, the removal of American missiles from Turkey.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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