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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

Synonyms

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

WEAK

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

STRONGEST

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

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moderate

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Sitting in the High Court in the southeastern city of Pietermaritzburg, judge Nkosinathi Chili said the "interests of justice" demanded that the case proceed.

From Barron's • May 14, 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

“She demanded a lot, but she also fought for us, mentored us, and stood by us when life got hard,” the former aides wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

“What are you boys doing?” the man demanded.

From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon

demanded

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