require

[ri-kwahyuhr] / rɪˈkwaɪər /

VERB

need, want

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lack

STRONG

crave desire miss wish

WEAK

depend upon feel necessity for have need hurting for stand in need

Antonyms

STRONG

dislike hate not want

WEAK

have

VERB

ask, demand; necessitate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for cause compel demand expect instruct involve obligate oblige order request take

STRONG

beg beseech bid challenge claim command constrain crave direct enjoin entail exact postulate requisition solicit

WEAK

assert oneself call upon insist upon look for push for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disallow give let off offer reply stop

STRONG

answer

WEAK

dislike have not want

Usage

What are other ways to say require? The verb require, which expresses necessity, occurs most frequently in serious or formal contexts: Your presence at the hearing is required. Successful experimentation requires careful attention to detail. Lack means to be without or to have less than a desirable quantity of something: to lack courage, sufficient money, enough members to make a quorum. Need often suggests urgency, stressing the necessity of supplying what is lacking: to need an operation, better food, a match to light the fire.

Example Sentences

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The fosters Coal had been with at the time required that he have some kind of after-school activity because it would be good for him.

From Literature

Getting an appointment with one of those physicians in a timely way requires an act of God.

From MarketWatch

When I tried to get help, the store sent me to the warranty process, which required extensive documentation — including a photo of the mattress tag.

From MarketWatch

Federalism requires that state governments be viewed as parallel, not subordinate, to the federal government.

From The Wall Street Journal

The proposed settlement was filed on Friday in a California federal court, and requires approval by US District Judge Beth Labson Freeman.

From BBC

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