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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It requires a special key, nondisclosure agreements, passage through a bank vault and, typically, an executive title.

From The Wall Street Journal

And this week's test is private because the teams were concerned about the amount of work required to prepare their cars, and how it might look if they encountered major reliability problems.

From BBC

Bowman’s family owns a farm and ranch as well as a small-town bank where she used to work, overseeing compliance and even shoveling snow when the job required.

From The Wall Street Journal

It also looks likely that this season will require the smallest points total to win the league for some time.

From BBC

The reform plans would see police forces required to respond to emergencies in urban areas within 15 minutes, and within 20 minutes in rural areas.

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