Synonyms 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.

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

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

   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

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

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. demandnoun

   an urgent or peremptory request

   "his demands for attention were unceasing"

   Synonyms:
   requirement, need

   Antonyms:
   supply

2. demandnoun

   the ability and desire to purchase goods and services

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

   Synonyms:
   requirement, need

   Antonyms:
   supply

3. requirement, demandnoun

   required activity

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

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

   Antonyms:
   supply

4. demandnoun

   the act of demanding

   "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"

   Synonyms:
   requirement, need

   Antonyms:
   supply

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   supply

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   supply

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"

   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

   Antonyms:
   supply

8. demand, exactverb

   claim as due or just

   "The bank demanded payment of the loan"

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

   Antonyms:
   supply

9. demandverb

   lay legal claim to

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

   Antonyms:
   supply

10. demandverb

    summon to court

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

    Antonyms:
    supply

11. demandverb

    ask to be informed of

    "I demand an explanation"

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

    Antonyms:
    supply

Matched Categories

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

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. demandverb

   Synonyms:
   claim, require, exact, challenge, call for, ask for

2. demandverb

   Synonyms:
   ask, inquire, make inquiry

3. demandnoun

   Synonyms:
   claim, requisition, requirement, exaction

4. demandnoun

   Synonyms:
   want, call, desire to obtain

5. demandnoun

   Synonyms:
   question, inquiry, interrogation

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. demandnoun

   Synonyms:
   exaction, requisition, requirement, order, request

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1. List of paraphrases for "demand":

   request, application, require, requirement, claim, needs, demands, ask, call, requests, question, asks, insist, requested, need, applications, requirements, calls, asked, petition

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How to use demand in a sentence?

1. New York:

   As a marketplace, the number of shoppers and customer demand on our platform naturally rebalances over time. When demand peaks and earnings opportunities are plentiful, new shoppers onboard at higher rates and existing shoppers spend more time fulfilling orders, as customer demand normalizes, the marketplace will stabilize as supply and demand reach a new equilibrium -- we expect to see this happen in the coming weeks.

2. Bruce Catton:

   To learn to get along without, to realize that what the world is going to demand of us may be a good deal more important than what we are entitled to demand of it - this is a hard lesson.

3. Frederic Neumann:

   China's demand stumble comes at an awkward time, just when more and more supply of raw materials is coming on stream in many sectors. No quick fix in sight, china's stock market stumble now risks knocking demand down further. What all this points to is the need for a lot more easing, including extra fiscal spending. China's economy is highly dependent on construction. With that engine sputtering, mainland commodity demand will struggle to make headway for a while.

4. Yasushi Kimura:

   The world's crude demand/supply remains in excess supplies, oPEC projected a continuation of firm demand in global crude demand and judged there's no need to change current production levels. The decision also may have come about reflecting the view that OPEC's lone production cuts would be offset by rising U.S. shale oil production.

5. Willa Sibert Cather:

   Writing ought either to be the manufacture of stories for which there is a market demand -- a business as safe and commendable as making soap or breakfast foods -- or it should be an art, which is always a search for something for which there is no market demand, something new and untried, where the values are intrinsic and have nothing to do with standardized values.