Synonyms:
demand
Meaning: an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing"
Synonyms:
demand
Meaning: the ability and desire to purchase goods and services; "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply"
Synonyms:
requirement, demand
Meaning: required activity; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time"
Synonyms:
demand
Meaning: the act of demanding; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"
Synonyms:
need, demand
Meaning: a condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
demand
Meaning: request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"
Synonyms:
necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call_for, demand
Meaning: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
Synonyms:
demand, exact
Meaning: claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"
Usage examples
My men demand it.
The widows themselves demand it!
I demand an instant explanation.'
I ab-so-lute-ly refuse to grant your demand.
What have you to say to this demand, Hokosa?"
They demand unconditional surrender, or else.
Inventions often shift demand, and value follows.
Some relations demand three terms, some four, and so on.
The man on subsidy or public dole could vote to demand more.
We have to descend; the stomach's inexorable claims demand it.