Demand and Necessary

Demand

Demand noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

Usage example: we are very confident that our new employee is fully equal to the demands of the job

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Necessary and demand are semantically related In some cases you can use "Necessary" instead a noun "Demand".

Nearby Words: demanding, demanded, demandant

Necessary noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

Usage example: a modest income that provided the family with only the necessaries of life

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Demand and necessary are semantically related in necessity topic. Sometimes you can use "Demand" instead a noun "Necessary".

Nearby Words: necessity, necessarily

simple	simple demand	simple necessary
small	small demand	small necessary
real	real demand	real necessary
big	big demand	big necessary
Other adjectives: huge, bad, excellent, new, frequent, possible, minor.

In early versions of the game, Prussia would sometimes demand the wrong provinces from Denmark (necessary to unite Germany).

Source: Video Game / Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun
Wax On, Wax Off: Celestia's apparent dismissal of Twilight's fears of Nightmare Moon's return, and her demand that she make some friends instead, turns out to be a necessary step to defeating Nightmare Moon.

Source: Recap / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S1 E2 "Elements of Harmony"
If you demand that the lyon tell you the necessary words to pass through the ruins of Al-Mugabi, he'll give them to you, but you won't survive long enough to use them.

Source: Video Game / Mad Maze

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