Antonyms for demand
dɪˈmænd, -ˈmɑndde·mand

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1. demandnoun

   A requirement.

   His job makes many demands on his time.

   Synonyms:
   imposition

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1. demand

   One asks what he feels that he may fairly claim and reasonably expect; "if a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father," Luke xi, 11; he begs for that to which he advances no claim but pity. Demand is a determined and often an arrogant word; one may rightfully demand what is his own or his due, when it is withheld or denied; or he may wrongfully demand that to which he has no claim but power. Require is less arrogant and obtrusive than demand, but is exceedingly strenuous; as, the court requires the attendance of witnesses. Entreat implies a special earnestness of asking, and beseech, a still added and more humble intensity; beseech was formerly often used as a polite intensive for beg or pray; as, I beseech you to tell me. To implore is to ask with weeping and lamentation; to supplicate is to ask, as it were, on bended knees. Crave and request are somewhat formal terms; crave has almost disappeared from conversation; request would seem distant between parent and child. Pray is now used chiefly of address to the Supreme Being; petition is used of written request to persons in authority; as, to petition the legislature to pass an act, or the governor to pardon an offender.

   Antonyms:
   claim, command, deny, enforce, exact, extort, insist, refuse, reject

   Synonyms:
   ask, beg, beseech, crave, entreat, implore, petition, pray, request, require, solicit, supplicate

   Preposition:
   Ask a person for a thing; ask a thing of or from a person; ask after or about one's health, welfare, friends, etc.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. demand

   Antonyms:
   disclaim, waive, forego, petition, request, supplicate

   Synonyms:
   claim, require, ask for, call for, insist

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Claim
   • Duty
   • Economic Process
   • Request
   • Summon

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. demandnoun

   an urgent or peremptory request

   "his demands for attention were unceasing"

   Antonyms:
   supply

   Synonyms:
   requirement, need

2. demandnoun

   the ability and desire to purchase goods and services

   "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply"

   Antonyms:
   supply

   Synonyms:
   requirement, need

3. requirement, demandnoun

   required activity

   "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time"

   Antonyms:
   supply

   Synonyms:
   necessary, requirement, essential, prerequisite, necessity, requisite, need

4. demandnoun

   the act of demanding

   "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"

   Antonyms:
   supply

   Synonyms:
   requirement, need

5. need, demandverb

   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"

   Antonyms:
   supply

   Synonyms:
   indigence, need, pauperism, pauperization, requirement, motive, motivation, want, penury

6. demandverb

   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"

   Antonyms:
   supply

   Synonyms:
   take, involve, require, ask, need, postulate, exact, call for, necessitate

7. necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demandverb

   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"

   Antonyms:
   supply

   Synonyms:
   require, read, pick up, occupy, subscribe to, withdraw, lead, ingest, inquire, take on, carry, deal, assume, have, hold, choose, study, learn, fill, necessitate, bespeak, invite, imply, consume, drive, hire, posit, consider, need, rent, pick out, collect, quest, contract, adopt, film, remove, gather up, lease, take aim, want, take up, train, strike, use up, select, take, engage, make, claim, regard, enquire, request, get hold of, exact, take away, pack, call for, affect, expect, bring, command, submit, convey, shoot, aim, direct, contend, charter, get, contain, take in, subscribe, involve, acquire, look at, postulate, accept, guide, admit, ask, conduct

8. demand, exactverb

   claim as due or just

   "The bank demanded payment of the loan"

   Antonyms:
   supply

   Synonyms:
   claim, take, involve, require, ask, need, postulate, exact, call for, necessitate

9. demandverb

   lay legal claim to

   Antonyms:
   supply

   Synonyms:
   take, involve, require, ask, need, postulate, exact, call for, necessitate

10. demandverb

    summon to court

    Antonyms:
    supply

    Synonyms:
    take, involve, require, ask, need, postulate, exact, call for, necessitate

11. demandverb

    ask to be informed of

    "I demand an explanation"

    Antonyms:
    supply

    Synonyms:
    take, involve, require, ask, need, postulate, exact, call for, necessitate

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1. demandnoun

   Synonyms:
   exaction, requisition, requirement, order, request

How to use demand in a sentence?

1. Riccardo Sironi:

   Demand from families keeps on growing, because rugby is not just a sport but a life school.

2. Yutaka Miura:

   The U.S. is not only after China, it's after a lot of countries in the world. Investors are worried that the trade war would eventually hit global demand.

3. David Carter:

   If this is a footrace, supply chains are still tying their shoes, but they will catch up with demand fairly quickly.

4. Hillary Clinton:

   To anyone who has ever wondered what you would have done during those defining moments that we read about in history books -- whether you would have risked arrest to demand votes for women or bled on the Edmund Pettus bridge to demand voting rights for all -- the answer is what you are doing now could be as important as anything that anyone has done before.

5. Wu Qian:

   The moves by the Indian military in the relevant region do not accord with the relevant agreements reached by both sides or the spirit of the consensus, we demand the Indian military conscientiously put into effect the consensus reached by both governments, not take any unilateral moves which could affect the border situation and maintain the peace and stability of the border with the Chinese military.

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