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demanded

ADJECTIVE

enforced

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STRONGEST

imposed prescribed required sanctioned

STRONG

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

WEAK

carried out forced upon prevalent

ADJECTIVE

popular

Synonyms

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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

WEAK

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

WEAK

moderate

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Berlin has denounced the allegations against him as "baseless" and Amnesty International has demanded his release.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

In exchange, they demanded that the whalers return with 200 muskets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

France's Foreign Minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, expressed its "indignation" at Ben Gvir's actions and demanded an explanation.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Progressive critique has long demanded that students learn the truth: that dismantling Jim Crow required sophisticated, institutional organizing at the grassroots level.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

I thought back to when King Barf had demanded the gold from me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

demanded

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