request | Definition of request

request

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of request

1 to give a request or demand for

a notice requesting that I report for jury duty on Monday morning

Synonyms of request

ask (for), order, put in (for), requisition

Words Related to request

commission, solicit

charter, hire, license (also licence)

Phrases Synonymous with request

2 to make a request for

request extra ketchup for my fries

Synonyms of request

ask (for), bespeak, call (for), desire, plead (for), quest, seek, solicit, speak (for), sue (for)

Words Related to request

apply (for), beg (for), claim, clamor (for), importune, urge, wish (for)

demand, enjoin, exact, insist (on), petition (for), press (for), require, requisition

3 to make a request of

a letter from the First Lady graciously requesting the chorus to perform at the White House

Synonyms of request

ask, hit (up), solicit

Words Related to request

appeal (to), beg, beseech, conjure, entreat, implore, importune, invite, invoke, petition, plead (to), pray, supplicate

demand, enjoin, exact, press, require

Phrases Synonymous with request

call on (or upon)

Near Antonyms of request

coerce, compel, constrain, force, oblige, require