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

City Director Christina Catsavis asked whether the next election in November would change the number of signatures needed for a petition. — Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

In the preseason finale at Baltimore, he was asked to attempt a 62-yarder — not a rarity in today’s NFL. — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Officials have asked anyone who lives along the coast or in low-lying areas to be ready to evacuate. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

On Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state, Nixon has declined to affirm it when asked. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

The Conversation asked Pardis Mahdavi, a medical anthropologist who conducts research on psychedelics, to explain what huachuma is, why seekers are turning to it, and what ethical questions come with its growing popularity. — Pardis Mahdavi, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026

Sanft asked jurors if there was any evidence that Davis had ever called the shots before or after the shooting. — Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

More messages arrived over Discord, X, WhatsApp, and even from a colleague who had been asked by a friend to see whether Fabian would correct his story to say that the explosion had been caused by interceptor fragments. — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Authorities asked anyone with information about people still unaccounted for at the park to call [phone]. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026