Demand and Urge

Demand

Demand verb - To ask for (something) earnestly or with authority.

Urge is a synonym for demand in ask strongly for something topic. In some cases you can use "Urge" instead the word "Demand" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: demanding, demanded, demandant

Urge

Urge verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.

Demand is a synonym for urge in want topic. Sometimes you can use "Demand" instead the word "Urge" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: urged, urging

How words are described

high high demand high urge
long long demand long urge
strong strong demand strong urge
real real demand real urge
Other adjectives: constant, big, great, intense, new, overwhelming, greater, growing, last, previous.

Common collocations

people demand people urge people
everyone demand everyone urge everyone

Both words in one sentence

  • Then there is Misato who is so tough on the outside yet tender in her heart, male fans will feel an irresistible urge to do her laundry, cook for her and hand out hugs on demand.
  • His exasperated audience would demand to know about the movie, only occasionally giving in to the urge to shake him.
  • They go so far as to demand that you kill Paarthurnax for them, the dragon Master of the Greybeards who has spent the last three thousand years waiting for you, teaching the Way of the Voice, suppressing his nature to help overcome his inborn urge to dominate.
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