Synonyms of asked

asked

verb

past tense of ask

1

as in quizzed

to put a question or questions to

my coworkers asked me all about my trip to Machu Picchu

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quizzed
• interrogated
• questioned
• queried
• inquired (of)
• grilled
• examined
• catechized
• surveyed
• bombarded
• cross-questioned
• cross-examined
• pumped
• polled
• besieged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• replied
• answered
• responded
• observed
• remarked
• commented
• retorted
• avoided
• rejoined
• ducked

2

as in requested

to make a request of

ask the salesclerk for assistance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requested
• invited
• begged
• petitioned
• solicited
• hit (up)
• implored
• called on
• prayed
• required
• invoked
• demanded
• beseeched
• conjured
• entreated
• appealed (to)
• pleaded (to)
• importuned
• supplicated
• enjoined
• pressed
• exacted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• required
• compelled
• forced
• obliged
• constrained
• coerced

3

as in charged

to set or receive as a price

they are only asking $300 for that antique grandfather clock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• charged
• demanded
• brought
• commanded
• fetched
• assessed
• sold (for)
• priced
• discounted
• overcharged
• valued
• undercharged
• billed
• invoiced
• marked up
• marked down

4

as in invited

to request the presence or participation of

a fixture on the party circuit, that couple is always asking people over for dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• invited
• bade
• solicited
• summoned
• called
• beckoned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of asked

Clancy's attorneys have asked the judge to dismiss the criminal case. — Michael Casey, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

Residents in the area are also being asked not to leave pet food outdoors or approach the animal to take photos. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Middle managers are being asked to hold organizations together under immense pressure. — Christine Muldoon, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Details are scarce, although the city has asked developers to ensure any new project includes a new space for art galleries and offers gallery owners the right to return to the new space. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

After an anecdote having to do with cocaine use in another band around the time that guitarist Jimmy McColloch departed, Apatow asked if drugs were a big issue in Wings starting to fall apart in the late ’70s, but McCartney balked at that idea. — Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

Former Chiefs right tackle Mitchell Schwartz has been asked frequently about Simmons. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

The costs of keeping the plant going have recently become clear – as has who might be asked to foot the bill. — Akshaya Jha, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

The college provided 1,700 documents about two months later and asked the Pima County Superior Court judge to dismiss Abraham's lawsuit, largely because the records either were provided or didn't exist. — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2026