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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
Take the Minnesota teen who said a Buffalo Wild Wings server followed her into a women’s restroom and demanded she “prove” she was a girl.
The supply of fresh rental units, which make up the bulk of new housing in Los Angeles, is petering out despite robust demand.
The impasse came as Democrats demanded healthcare provisions in the budget while Republicans pushed for a short-term budget extension without policy changes.
Labour is focusing on building out the UK's renewable energy and is aiming for clean power to meet 95% of electricity demand by 2030.
Opposition MPs have demanded an immediate suspension of the deportation agreement until it is ratified by parliament, but the government has said it plans to accept another 40 deportees.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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