Antonyms for demanded

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dih-mand, -mahnd

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd

Definition of demanded

Origin : late 13c., "a question," from Old French demande (see demand (v.)). Meaning "a request, claim" is from c.1300. In the political economy sense (correlating to supply) it is attested from 1776 in Adam Smith.

verb ask strongly for something
verb require

Example sentences :

He was stopped by a policeman, who demanded, "Whose bag is that, Johnny?"
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

He demanded, moreover, that the interests of the planters should be duly regarded.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

They had their blood-hounds with them, and demanded permission of Dansley to search his house.
Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson

It demanded that she be the criminal it had branded her—if she were to live at all.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Aggie demanded, with that slangy diction which was her habit.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Whose windows, he demanded, were safe when, a fellow like that was let loose on the town?
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

But in those days a father who demanded obedience wasn't considered a monster.
Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

How could a bean-feaster, he demanded, feel passion in his blood?
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

His morality, which was very complete, demanded that from him.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

We knew how to pity the poor fellows, and running alongside, demanded the news.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

Synonyms for demanded

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