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in demand

ADJECTIVE
commercial
Synonyms
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economic financial monetary profit-making profitable wholesale
STRONG
commissary exchange market merchandising retail retailing sales supplying trade trading
WEAK
across the counter bartering fiscal for sale in the market marketable mercantile pecuniary popular saleable wholesaling
Antonyms
WEAK
noncommercial not-for-profit
ADJECTIVE
hot
Synonyms
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cool fresh popular trendy
WEAK
approved dandy favored glorious groovy just out keen latest marvelous neat nifty peachy recent sought-after super up-to-the-minute
Antonyms
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kind unpopular
WEAK
calm cold freezing frigid indifferent mild moderate old old-fashioned out turned off unfeeling
ADJECTIVE
popular
Synonyms
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accessible familiar prevalent public rampant ubiquitous universal
WEAK
accepted adopted approved conventional current demanded embraced general in use ordinary prevailing proletarian regnant rife ruling stock widespread
Antonyms
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limited particular uncommon
WEAK
different unusual
ADJECTIVE
popular
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attractive beloved famous fashionable favored prominent suitable trendy
WEAK
accepted approved caught on celebrated crowd-pleasing faddish in in favor in the mainstream in vogue leading likable liked lovable noted notorious now okay pleasing praised preferred prevailing promoted right stuff run-after selling social societal sought sought-after stylish the rage thing well-liked well-received
Antonyms
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inconspicuous obscure old-fashioned unfashionable unknown unpopular
WEAK
disliked
ADJECTIVE
staple
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predominant
STRONG
chief essential fundamental key main primary principal standard
WEAK
important popular
Antonyms
STRONG
auxiliary extra inessential insignificant minor nonessential secondary subordinate trivial unimportant unnecessary
ADJECTIVE
valuable
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beneficial costly expensive helpful important invaluable prized profitable relevant scarce treasured useful valued worthwhile
STRONG
collectible dear heirloom worthy
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admired appreciated cherished esteemed estimable held dear high-priced hot hot property inestimable of value precious respected serviceable
Antonyms
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cheap disadvantageous harmful inexpensive reasonable unhelpful useless worthless
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unimportant valueless

Example Sentences

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The rapid growth of electric vehicles and large-scale energy storage has driven a sharp increase in demand for cobalt.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

Memory stocks have made and lost fortunes in roughly the same rhythm for decades — a surge in demand, a flood of supply, a crash in prices, then repeat.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

The Irish economy expanded by 12.3% in 2025 as it benefited from a surge in demand for polypeptide hormones, a key component of weight-loss drugs, particularly from the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

An even greater surge in demand and pricing remains possible and could push Western Digital and Seagate stocks to $920 and $1,446, respectively.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

My services are quite in demand, so I must close.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

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