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demand

[dih-mand, -mahnd] / dɪˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd /
NOUN
question, request
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appeal application call claim insistence interest need order requirement sale trade
STRONG
arrogation bid bidding charge clamor command counterclaim entreaty exaction importunity imposition inquiry interrogation lien necessity occasion petition plea prayer pursuit requisition rush search solicitation stipulation suit supplication ultimatum vogue want
WEAK
call for entreatment impetration imploration
Antonyms
STRONG
answer reply retreat
WEAK
grant offer
VERB
ask strongly for something
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appeal challenge claim expect force order press question request require stipulate urge
STRONG
abuse apply arrogate badger beg beseech besiege bid charge cite coerce command compel constrain counterclaim direct dun enjoin entreat exact hit implore importune inquire interrogate knock nag necessitate oblige pester petition postulate pray requisition solicit summon supplicate tax
WEAK
clamor for hit up impetrate insist on sue for whistle for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer deny disclaim reply
STRONG
compliment exonerate free give leave alone please praise release
WEAK
grant offer present supply
VERB
require
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ask call for fail need take want
STRONG
command crave involve lack necessitate oblige
WEAK
cry out for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
have
WEAK
give grant offer present reply supply

Example Sentences

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At one point sneakers accounted for roughly 80% of the label’s sales, an overreliance exposed when prices rose and demand cooled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The destruction in consumer demand started down-market among the low- and middle income households, Brusuelas says.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

She was facing a demand to repay £37,000 while supporting herself through her studies in a minimum-wage job.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Fueled by artificial-intelligence demand and a $553 billion multiyear backlog, Oracle is rapidly building AI data centers in its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure unit that rents out servers over the internet.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

In fact, I believe we should demand the return of ALL the treasures that have been stolen from us in the past by foreign nations.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman