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demand

The word “demand” has 2 syllables: de-mand

It's pronounced as /dɪˈmænd/

What is synonym and antonym for demand?

In the thesaurus, “demand” has 72 synonyms and 20 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for demand along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for demand

Antonyms for demand

  • amenity
  • comfort
  • extra
  • extravagance
  • frill
  • give up
  • have
  • hold
  • indulgence
  • luxury
  • nonessential
  • nonnecessity
  • own
  • possess
  • relinquish
  • superfluity
  • surplus
  • surplusage
  • surrender
  • yield

Meanings of demand

  • noun
    1. The desire to purchase goods and services.
    2. The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price.
    3. A forceful claim for something.
    4. A requirement.
    5. An urgent request.
    6. An order.
    7. (electricity supply) More precisely peak demand or peak load, a measure of the maximum power load of a utility's customer over a short period of time; the power load integrated over a specified time interval.
  • verb
    1. To request forcefully.
    2. To claim a right to something.
    3. To ask forcefully for information.
    4. To require of someone.
    5. To issue a summons to court.

Example Sentences

  • The workers made a demand for higher wages.
  • This job will demand a lot of your time and energy.
  • The company faced a sudden demand for its new product.
  • She could not refuse the demand of her loyal customers.
  • The teacher’s demand for perfection motivated the students to work harder.

On this page you'll find 92 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to demand, such as: advantage, amenity, ask, assess, badger, basic, bear.

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