- appeal
- application
- call
- demand
- desire
- inquiry
- invitation
- offer
- suit
- asking
- begging
- commercial
- entreaty
- prayer
- recourse
- requisition
- solicitation
- supplication
- appeal
- apply
- call for
- demand
- petition
- seek
- solicit
- sue
- beg
- beseech
- bespeak
- desire
- entreat
- hit
- hustle
- inquire
- pray
- promote
- requisition
- sponge
- supplicate
- touch
- hit up for
- hold out for
- put in for
On this page you’ll find 114 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to request, such as: appeal, application, call, demand, desire, and inquiry.
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO REQUEST
- angle
- appeal
- apply
- beg
- beseech
- bite
- bum
- call for
- charge
- claim
- command
- contend for
- crave
- demand
- entreat
- file for
- hit
- hustle
- implore
- impose
- knock
- levy
- mooch
- order
- petition
- plead
- pray
- promote
- request
- requisition
- seek
- solicit
- sue
- supplicate
- touch
- urge
- called
- greeted
- told
- wished
- bidding
- charge
- command
- commandment
- demand
- dictate
- direction
- expressed desire
- injunction
- instruction
- mandate
- order
- precept
- prompting
- request
- solicitation
- wish
- word
- accost
- address
- announce
- argue
- arrange
- ask
- attest
- cite
- discuss
- engage
- exclaim
- foretell
- hint
- imply
- request
- reserve
- show
- speak
- stipulate
- advance
- amount
- declaration
- feeler
- hit
- invitation
- offer
- pass
- price
- proffer
- proposal
- proposition
- request
- submission
- suggestion
- sum
- summons
- tender
- call
- charge
- demand
- desire
- direct
- enjoin
- instruct
- invite
- make a pass at
- make a pitch
- make a play for
- order
- proposition
- request
- require
- solicit
- summon
- tell
- warn
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What is another word for Request?
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bidding, question or petition
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petition, question or petition
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inquiry, question or petition
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requestverb
Synonyms:
bespeak, wish, indicate, call for, ask, pray -
requestverb
Act of requesting.
Synonyms:
call for, bespeak, ask, pray, wish, indicate, asking, prayer -
requestnoun
Formal message requesting something.
Synonyms:
pray, bespeak, wish, call for, ask, indicate, petition, postulation -
requestnoun
condition of being sought after.
Synonyms:
demand
English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes
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request
One asks what he feels that he may fairly claim and reasonably expect; «if a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father,» Luke xi, 11; he begs for that to which he advances no claim but pity. Demand is a determined and often an arrogant word; one may rightfully demand what is his own or his due, when it is withheld or denied; or he may wrongfully demand that to which he has no claim but power. Require is less arrogant and obtrusive than demand, but is exceedingly strenuous; as, the court requires the attendance of witnesses. Entreat implies a special earnestness of asking, and beseech, a still added and more humble intensity; beseech was formerly often used as a polite intensive for beg or pray; as, I beseech you to tell me. To implore is to ask with weeping and lamentation; to supplicate is to ask, as it were, on bended knees. Crave and request are somewhat formal terms; crave has almost disappeared from conversation; request would seem distant between parent and child. Pray is now used chiefly of address to the Supreme Being; petition is used of written request to persons in authority; as, to petition the legislature to pass an act, or the governor to pardon an offender.
Synonyms:
ask, beg, beseech, crave, demand, entreat, implore, petition, pray, require, solicit, supplicateAntonyms:
claim, command, deny, enforce, exact, extort, insist, refuse, rejectPreposition:
Ask a person for a thing; ask a thing of or from a person; ask after or about one’s health, welfare, friends, etc.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.8 / 4 votes
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requestverb
Synonyms:
ask, desire, beg, entreat, beseech, petition, supplicate, solicit, demandAntonyms:
command, order, insist, direct, dictate, enjoin, require, demand, exact
Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes
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request, petition, postulationnoun
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
Synonyms:
prayer, orison, predication, asking, postulation, petition -
request, askingverb
the verbal act of requesting
Synonyms:
asking, postulation, petition -
request, bespeak, call for, questverb
express the need or desire for; ask for
«She requested an extra bed in her room»; «She called for room service»
Synonyms:
call for, demand, bespeak, indicate, betoken, gather up, need, postulate, involve, point, bay, require, pick up, quest, necessitate, take, collect, ask, signal, invite -
requestverb
ask (a person) to do something
«She asked him to be here at noon»; «I requested that she type the entire manuscript»
Synonyms:
quest, call for, bespeak -
requestverb
inquire for (information)
«I requested information from the secretary»
Synonyms:
quest, call for, bespeak
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requestnoun
Synonyms:
petition, prayer, entreaty, suit, solicitation, supplication -
requestnoun
Synonyms:
demand -
requestverb
Synonyms:
solicit, ask, entreat, beg, beseech, beg for, petition for, ask for
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requestnoun
Synonyms:
asking, solicitation, demand, instance, prayer, petition, entreaty, suit, quest -
requestverb
Synonyms:
ask, supplicate, petition, beg, entreat, importune, beseech
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List of paraphrases for «request»:
application, demand, ask, requisition, requests, claim, petition, requested, asks, asked, call, seek, requesting, calls, motion, asking, applications, pray, demande, appeal, requirement, order, demands, require, plea, solicit, submission, requisitions, apply, solicitation, complaint, seeks, requête, claiming, called, wondering, invitation, enquired, demanded, praying, ordering
How to pronounce request?
How to say request in sign language?
How to use request in a sentence?
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Rakesh Sharma:
As Pakistani rangers suffered casualties, they waved white flags, asking BSF to stop the firing so that they can lift the bodies of the dead men. We stopped the firing after their request.
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Alexander Vindman:
I stated to Amb. Sondland that his statements were inappropriate, that the request to investigate Biden and his son had nothing to do with national security.
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Dante Alighieri:
A fair request should be followed by the deed in silence.
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Immigration Services Director Leon Rodriguez:
Based on the standard procedures and protocols in place at the time, the DACA request and related employment authorization should not have been approved.
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Andrew Napolitano:
The FBI could not seize anything related to the investigation, only request things. As an example, in order to get the laptop, they had to agree to grant immunity.
Translations for request
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- طلبArabic
- запытаць, запытвацьBelarusian
- petició, demanar, sol·licitudCatalan, Valencian
- žádat, žádost, požádat, prosbaCzech
- ansøgning, anmodeDanish
- Ersuchen, Bitte, Antrag, Anfrage, anfordern, Nachfrage, Begehr, begehren, erbitten, Ansinnen, Wunsch, verlangen nach, Gesuch, bitten um, Eingabe, erwünschenGerman
- ζητώGreek
- petoEsperanto
- pedir, petición, solicitud, demandaSpanish
- paluma, soovima, tellimusEstonian
- طلب کردن, درخواستن, درخواست کردن, درخواستPersian
- pyytää, anoa, pyyntöFinnish
- demander, requête, demande, prierFrench
- iarrIrish
- iarrtas, iarr, iarraidhScottish Gaelic
- בַּקָּשָׁהHebrew
- निवेदनHindi
- kívánság, kérvény, kereslet, kérésHungarian
- խնդրանք, խնդրել, հարցում, հարցապնդում, խնդիր, հայցել, խնդիրք, պահանջարկArmenian
- permintaanIndonesian
- richiestaItalian
- 要求, 頼む, 依頼, 要望する, 要請する, 求めるJapanese
- ವಿನಂತಿKannada
- 付託, 要求, 요구, 부탁하다, 要望, 부탁, 요망Korean
- تکا, doz, خواست, tika, داوا, داوا کردن, rica, dawa, daxwazKurdish
- prasīšana, prasīt, lūgšana, lūgt, prasība, lūgumsLatvian
- барање, баранMacedonian
- അഭ്യര്ത്ഥനMalayalam
- anmodeNorwegian
- verzoeken, verzoek, vraagDutch
- prosićPolish
- requerer, requisição, pedir, requerimento, pedido, solicitarPortuguese
- mañayQuechua
- cere, ruga, cerereRomanian
- запрос, просьба, запрашивать, требование, требовать, ходатайство, заявка, запроситьRussian
- be, anhållan, önskemål, utbedja, anmodan, uppmana, anhålla om, bön, utbe, begära, efterfrågan, begäran, bedja, önskan, anmodaSwedish
- ombi, maombiSwahili
- VignapthiTelugu
- ขอร้องThai
- istekTurkish
- запитUkrainian
- درخواستUrdu
- 請求, yêu cầu, 要求, thỉnh cầuVietnamese
- בקשהYiddish
- 请求Chinese
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as in question
an act or instance of asking for information
the medical columnist is unable to answer individual requests for specific information on various disorders
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as in demand
the state of being sought after especially for purchase
reliable babysitters are much in request, especially on weekends
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as in to order
to give a request or demand for
a notice requesting that I report for jury duty on Monday morning
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as in to seek
to make a request for
request extra ketchup for my fries
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as in to ask
to make a request of
a letter from the First Lady graciously requesting the chorus to perform at the White House
Synonym Chooser
How is the word request distinct from other similar verbs?
The words ask and solicit are common synonyms of request. While all three words mean «to seek to obtain by making one’s wants known,» request implies greater formality and courtesy.
requests the pleasure of your company
In what contexts can ask take the place of request?
While in some cases nearly identical to request, ask implies no more than the statement of the desire.
When is it sensible to use solicit instead of request?
The words solicit and request are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, solicit suggests a calling attention to one’s wants or desires by public announcement or advertisement.
a letter soliciting information
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Rhymes with Request
- self-professed
- transgressed
- unimpressed
- telequest
- stateswest
- intrawest
- eastern-west
- dispossessed
- unaddressed
- telewest
- repossessed
- reinvest
- progressed
- northwest
- indigest
- expressed
- distressed
- compressed
- undressed
- sylvest
- suppressed
- suggest
- southwest
- repressed
- reassessed
- protest
- professed
- penwest
- norwest
- natwest
How do you pronounce request?
Pronounce request as rɪkˈwɛst.
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