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demand

/dɪˈmænd/noun, verb2 syllables

Demand means: require as useful, just, or proper.

Synonyms for demand15

noun, as in required activity

noun, as in a condition requiring relief

verb, as in require as useful, just, or proper

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

verb, as in claim as due or just

also used for demand

imposition, frain, insist, stipulate

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Opposites of demand

What does demand mean?11

verb

1

require as useful, just, or proper“It takes nerve to do what she did”

2

claim as due or just“The bank demanded payment of the loan”

3

request urgently and forcefully“The victim's family is demanding compensation”

4

lay legal claim to

5

summon to court

6

ask to be informed of“I demand an explanation”

noun

1

required activity“the requirements of his work affected his health”

2

a condition requiring relief“she satisfied his need for affection”

3

an urgent or peremptory request“his demands for attention were unceasing”

4

the ability and desire to purchase goods and services“the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips”

5

the act of demanding“the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with demand?27

two syllables

three syllables

four syllables

misunderstand
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All 27 rhymes for demand, grouped by syllable

Demand in a sentence

  • Of children we demand that they tell the truth, but why exactly of children?Dejo
  • The greater the demand, the higher the prices.karloelkebekio
  • I am sorry, we are unable to satisfy your demand.sharris123
  • By the virtues of supply and demand, her husband was always in demand.kittles
  • First of all, we don't have such a demand.ajje
  • The demand for reciprocity in love doesn't come from love, but from vanity.Miktsoanit
  • If all went according to her plan, she would be in great demand.CM
  • There's no demand for them as tools, so the product line-up is poor.fcbond

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Forms of demand

as a noun

plural
demands

as a verb

past tense
demanded
present participle
demanding
third-person singular
demands
past participle
demanded