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want, need, require
v. have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
ask, require, expect
v. consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
v. 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"
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Fuzzynyms (30)
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obligate
v. commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"
compel
v. necessitate or exact; "the water shortage compels conservation"
coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
v. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
miss, lack
v. be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewelry box!"
propel, impel
v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
claim, take, exact
v. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
v. 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"
request
v. inquire for (information); "I requested information from the secretary"
demand
v. summon to court
demand
v. summon to court
ask, require, expect
v. consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
request
v. inquire for (information); "I requested information from the secretary"
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Antonyms (8)
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invite, call for
v. request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
propose, suggest, advise
v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"
obviate, rid of, eliminate
v. do away with
require
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