demand synonyms

demand

n.

  1. A peremptory communication

    order, call, charge, request; see command 1.

  2. Willingness to purchase

    trade, request, sale, bid, need, requirement, interest, vogue, call for, rush, pursuit, search, inquiry, desire to buy, market; see also desire 1.

    Antonyms indifference*, lack of interest, sales resistance.

in demand

sought after, desired, requested; see popular 1, wanted.

on demand

ready, prepared, usable, when requested, when required, when due, payable, collect, C.O.D., on call; see also available, due.

demand

v.

  1. To ask

    charge, direct, enjoin; see ask 1, command 1.

  2. To require

    call for, oblige, necessitate; see need, require 2. See syn. study at require.

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