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Verbs (13)
command, compel
v. make someone do something
expect, ask
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"
need, want
v. have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
need, take, demand, ask, call for, necessitate, involve
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 (64)
adjure, command solemnly
v. command solemnly
bid, invite
v. ask someone in a friendly way to do something
demand, postulate
v. request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"
demand, exact
v. claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"
summon, call for
v. ask to come; "summon a lawyer"
bid, wish
v. invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell"
muster
v. call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.
command
v. demand as one's due; "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"
compel, oblige, obligate
v. force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
need, want, require
v. have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
pressure, force, coerce
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"
propel, impel, move forward
v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
dictate
v. say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary"
take, claim, call for, 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"
need, take, demand, require, ask, call for, necessitate, involve
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, ask
v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
demand, exact
v. claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"
compel, oblige, obligate
v. force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
command, require, compel
v. make someone do something
pressure, force, coerce
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 jewellery box!"
propel, impel, move forward
v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
demand, exact
v. claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"
expect, require, ask
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, ask
v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
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Antonyms (15)
request, ask
v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
quest, request, bespeak, make a request for, call for, ask for, make a request
v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
propose, advise, suggest
v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
eliminate, obviate, rid of
v. do away with
require
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