| Main Entry: | exact |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | demand, call for |
Synonyms: |
assess, bleed, call, challenge, claim, coerce, command, compel, constrain, extort, extract, force, gouge, impose, insist upon, lean on, levy, oblige, pinch, postulate, put on, require, requisition, shake down, solicit, squeeze, wrench, wrest, wring |
Antonyms: |
give |
| Main Entry: | assess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assign fee, |
Synonyms: |
amount charge, demand, evaluate, exact, fix, impose, levy, rate, tax, value |
| Main Entry: | blackmail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | intimidating for money |
Synonyms: |
badger, bleed, coerce, compel, demand, exact, extort, force, hold to ransom, milk, put the shake on, ransom, shake down, shake*, squeeze*, threaten |
| Main Entry: | call |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | demand or announce action |
Synonyms: |
appeal to, appoint, ask, challenge, charge, claim, command, declare, decree, elect, entreat, exact, ordain, order, postulate, pray to, proclaim, require, requisition, set apart, solicit, summon |
Antonyms: |
stop |
| Main Entry: | challenge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dispute, question |
Synonyms: |
accost, arouse, ask for, assert, beard, brave, call for, call out, claim, confront, cross, dare, defy, demand, denounce, exact, face down, face off, face the music, fly in the face of, hang in, impeach, impose, impugn, inquire, insist upon, investigate, invite competition, make a point of, make a stand, object to, provoke, query, reclaim, require, search out, stand up to, stick it out, stimulate, summon, tax, test, throw down the gauntlet, try, vindicate |
Antonyms: |
agreement, answer, decision, victory |
| Main Entry: | claim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | demand, maintain property or right |
Synonyms: |
adduce, advance, allege, ask, assert, believe, call for, challenge, collect, declare, defend, exact, have dibs on something, hit, hit up, hold, hold out for, insist, justify, knock, lay claim to, need, pick up, pop the question, postulate, pretend, profess, pronounce, require, requisition, solicit, stake out, take, uphold, vindicate |
Antonyms: |
deny, disclaim, question |
| Main Entry: | command |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | demand |
Synonyms: |
adjure, appoint, authorize, ban, bar, beckon, bid, call, call for, call on, call the signals, call upon, charge, check, cite, compel, debar, dictate, direct, enact, enjoin, exact, forbid, force upon, give directions, give orders, grant, impose, inflict, inhibit, instruct, interdict, lay down the law, mark out, oblige, ordain, order, ordinate, proclaim, prohibit, put foot down, require, requisition, restrain, rule out, send for, set, subpoena, summon, take charge, take lead, task, tell, warn |
| Notes: | an order is being told to do something with no specific guidelines, a command is being told to do something in a specific way, and a directive is being told to do something and getting this information through channels |
Antonyms: |
contradict, countermand, oppose, recall, reverse, revoke |
| Main Entry: | command |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rule, have power |
Synonyms: |
administer, boss, charge, check, coach, coerce, compel, conduct, conquer, constrain, control, curb, determine, dictate, direct, dominate, domineer, exact, exercise power, force, govern, guide, have authority, head, hinder, hold office, influence, lead, manage, officiate, oppress, overbear, override, predominate, prescribe, preside over, prevail, push, regulate, reign, reign over, repress, restrain, run, stop, subdue, superintend, supervise, sway, take over, tyrannize, wield |
Antonyms: |
follow |
| Main Entry: | compel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | force to act |
Synonyms: |
bulldoze, coerce, concuss, constrain, crack down, dragoon, drive, enforce, exact, hustle, impel, make, make necessary, necessitate, oblige, put the arm on, put the chill on, restrain, shotgun, squeeze, throw weight around, turn on the heat, urge |
Antonyms: |
block, check, delay, deter, hinder, impede, obstruct, stop |
| Main Entry: | demand |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask strongly for something |
Synonyms: |
abuse, appeal, apply, arrogate, badger, beg, beseech, besiege, bid, challenge, charge, cite, claim, clamor for, coerce, command, compel, constrain, counterclaim, direct, dun, enjoin, entreat, exact, expect, force, hit, hit up, impetrate, implore, importune, inquire, insist on, interrogate, knock, nag, necessitate, oblige, order, pester, petition, postulate, pray, press, question, request, require, requisition, solicit, stipulate, sue for, summon, supplicate, tax, urge, whistle for |
Antonyms: |
give, grant, offer, reply |