Synonyms for request
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Ask for — to ask (somebody) to do something
ask for, ask, call for, invite, desire, solicit, claim, apply, beg, plead, bespeak, crave, importune, entreat dated, pray dated, quest dated
Noun
1. Petition — A formal message requesting something
petition, application, address, appeal, entreaty, suit, solicitation, postulation
2. Asking — act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence)
Other
requirement, bid, instance dated
Definitions
- v. 1
To ask (somebody) to do something.
She called me into her office and requested me to sit down.
- n. 1
Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).
- n. 2
A formal message requesting something.
Related words
Choose the right word
Crave and request are somewhat formal terms; crave has almost disappeared from conversation; request would seem distant between parent and child.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- ask You should know better than to ask a lady her age.
- invite Would it be OK if I didn't invite Tom to my party?
By length
- 3 letters
- ask1, bid1, beg1
- 4 letters
- wish1, suit1, pray1
- 5 letters
- claim1, apply2, quest1, plead1, crave1
- 6 letters
- asking2, appeal2, desire3, prayer1, invite2
- 7 letters
- address2, solicit3, beseech2, entreat, bespeak2
- 8 letters
- instance2, petition3, entreaty3
- 9 letters
- importune
- 11 letters
- application4, requirement3, postulation
- 12 letters
- solicitation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (apply2 = 2 syllables).