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.

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In the technical events of slalom and giant slalom, that requires razor-sharp edges.

From Los Angeles Times

They appear if the lake surface freezes entirely, which requires several days below minus 10C.

From Barron's

Access to the repair site required braving the water current and swimming through a narrow tunnel.

From The Wall Street Journal

They had no adult actors on set to learn from, and lots of sunscreen and insect repellent was required.

From BBC

Potential teams in Las Vegas and Seattle have been rumored, but Silver said no vote is imminent on the matter, which requires talks with possible new owners, and discussions about conference realignment.

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