Synonyms of asking

asking

verb

present participle of ask

1

as in interrogating

to put a question or questions to

my coworkers asked me all about my trip to Machu Picchu

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interrogating
• questioning
• quizzing
• querying
• inquiring (of)
• grilling
• examining
• catechizing
• bombarding
• surveying
• pumping
• cross-examining
• besieging
• cross-questioning
• polling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• responding
• answering
• replying
• observing
• commenting
• avoiding
• remarking
• retorting
• rejoining
• ducking

2

as in requesting

to make a request of

ask the salesclerk for assistance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requesting
• inviting
• begging
• calling upon
• petitioning
• soliciting
• hitting (up)
• praying
• requiring
• imploring
• calling on
• invoking
• beseeching
• appealing (to)
• entreating
• pleading (to)
• conjuring
• demanding
• supplicating
• importuning
• enjoining
• pressing
• exacting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• requiring
• forcing
• compelling
• coercing
• obliging
• constraining

3

as in charging

to set or receive as a price

they are only asking $300 for that antique grandfather clock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• charging
• demanding
• bringing
• commanding
• fetching
• assessing
• selling (for)
• overcharging
• discounting
• pricing
• valuing
• undercharging
• billing
• marking up
• marking down
• invoicing

4

as in inviting

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

• inviting
• bidding
• soliciting
• calling
• summoning
• beckoning