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demanded

ADJECTIVE

enforced

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imposed prescribed required sanctioned

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advocated charged compelled constrained dictated enjoined established exacted executed invoked kept ordained pressed

WEAK

carried out forced upon prevalent

ADJECTIVE

popular

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accessible familiar prevalent public rampant ubiquitous universal

WEAK

accepted adopted approved conventional current embraced general in demand in use ordinary prevailing proletarian regnant rife ruling stock widespread

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limited particular uncommon

WEAK

different unusual

ADJECTIVE

requested

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desired needed

STRONG

appealed asked hunted petitioned requisitioned solicited sought wished

ADJECTIVE

required

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appropriate compulsory enforced mandatory must-have necessary needed obligatory prescribed recommended requisite vital

STRONG

deserved right set

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called-for compulsatory condign due essential imperative imperious indispensable just needful prerequisite rightful suitable unavoidable

Antonyms

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optional voluntary

WEAK

inessential

ADJECTIVE

required/requisite

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WEAK

appropriate called-for compulsatory compulsory condign deserved due enforced essential imperative imperious indispensable just mandatory needed needful obligatory prerequisite prescribed recommended right rightful set suitable unavoidable vital

Antonyms

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nonessential optional unnecessary

ADJECTIVE

urgent

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compelling critical crucial demanding essential immediate imperative important indispensable necessary persuasive pressing serious vital weighty

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burning called-for capital chief clamant clamorous crying driving exigent foremost heavy hurry-up impelling importunate insistent instant leading life and death momentous paramount primary principal required salient top-priority touch and go touchy wanted

Antonyms

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easy facile inessential insignificant light minor needless nonessential optional secondary small trivial uncritical unimportant unnecessary unsubstantial voluntary

WEAK

moderate

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In 2018, authorities demanded that Zion install around two dozen surveillance cameras to allow them to track the church’s activities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

But then, with a blank expression and wide eyes, he struck back, saying Musk in 2017 had demanded "90 percent of the equity" and "refused to commit in writing" to sharing power.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The company demanded that the doctor use a different drug instead.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Palty Katzir said she hoped for answers from the trial of suspects but demanded that sensitive details should be revealed to victims before they were made public.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Her rebellious, ethereal, aura-reading, forgetting-she-had-a-daughter-at-all mother didn’t just like to be noticed—she demanded it.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

demanded

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