demanded
Claimed with authority
Demanded is the past tense of demand, meaning to ask for something forcefully or as a right.
Where asked or requested leave room for refusal, demanded implies urgency or authority: She demanded an explanation, The kidnappers demanded a ransom.
It can also describe what a situation requires: The job demanded long hours.
Gave authoritative instructions
- orderedArranged or commanded
- dictatedImposed without discussion
- decreedFormally ordered by authority
- insistedFirmly declared or demanded
directed · mandated · instructed · imperious · peremptory · authoritative · domineering · assertive
Needed by rule
- obligatoryRequired by rule
- mandatoryRequired by rule
- compulsoryRequired, not optional
- essentialFundamentally necessary
necessary · requisite · indispensable · needed · vital · expected · stipulated · prescribed
Stubbornly refusing to yield
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
insistent · steadfast · unrelenting · unwavering · dogged · tenacious · importunate · pertinacious
Cannot be altered
- take-it-or-leave-itOffer without compromise
- finalLast and decisive
- absoluteTotal, without qualification
- categoricalUnconditional and explicit
irrevocable · unconditional · uncompromising · unbending · inflexible · hardline · ultimatum · deadline
Spoke very loudly
- declaredStated with authority
- exclaimedSpoke suddenly, loudly
- statedExpressed in words
- announcedPublicly stated or declared
proclaimed · asserted · challenged · confronted · questioned · protested · objected · cried
commanded
Gave authoritative instructions
insisted · directed · mandated · instructed · imperious · peremptory · authoritative · domineering · assertive · forceful
required
Needed by rule
- obligatoryRequired by rule
- mandatoryRequired by rule
- compulsoryRequired, not optional
essential · necessary · requisite · indispensable · needed · vital · expected · stipulated · prescribed · specified
adamant
Stubbornly refusing to yield
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- resoluteFixed in purpose
determined · insistent · steadfast · unrelenting · unwavering · dogged · tenacious · importunate · pertinacious · uncompromising
non-negotiable
Cannot be altered
- take-it-or-leave-itOffer without compromise
- finalLast and decisive
- absoluteTotal, without qualification
categorical · irrevocable · unconditional · uncompromising · unbending · inflexible · hardline · ultimatum · deadline · showdown
shouted
Spoke very loudly
announced · proclaimed · asserted · challenged · confronted · questioned · protested · objected · cried · bellowed
immediate
Happening without delay
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
expedite · rush · emergency · time-sensitive · prompt · swift · haste · precipitate · insistent · clamoring
demandedoptional
Not mandatory
voluntary · non-compulsory · elective · discretionary · unrequired
- in demandWidely wanted or needed
- on demandWhen requested, immediately provided
- ransom demandsCaptor's required payment conditions
- supply and demandPrice-determining economic forces
- high demand
- video on demandSelf-scheduled digital viewing