ASKING Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

asking

verb

Definition of asking next

present participle of ask

as in interrogating

to put a question or questions to my coworkers asked me all about my trip to Machu Picchu

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Relevance

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as in requesting

to make a request of ask the salesclerk for assistance

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as in charging

to set or receive as a price they are only asking $300 for that antique grandfather clock

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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

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Recent Examples of asking Now, more than 75% of people who live in the neighborhood south of Pleasant Grove High School (PGHS) and Albanian Middle School have signed a petition asking the city for help. —

James Taylor, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026 Both states are asking, in essence, for the courts to block ICE from enforcing some immigration law, based on the 10th Amendment. —

Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026 Many said the project doesn’t have enough green space and are asking the city to protect the garden and the large and old trees in the area, including the one in Crystal Academy’s playground that may be up to 200 years old. —

Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026 The man was allegedly yelling at someone on the phone and was asking where someone was, according to police. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2026 Jeanine Pirro, the Justice Department’s chief prosecutor in the nation’s capital, reached out last week asking to interview her. —

Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026 The consulting firm is asking candidates to use its internal AI tool Lilli in a test during its hiring process, according to consulting interview preparation company CaseBasix, which helps candidates solve McKinsey, BCG, and Bain cases. —

Jake Angelo, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026 Deliberations are ongoing and the company could decide not to proceed with a listing, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information isn’t public. —

Bloomberg, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026 Gloria Palacio is asking the hit-and-run driver to come forward. —

Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026

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Verb

This month, 11 alleged TdA members were indicted in New Mexico, accused of kidnapping, brutally interrogating and strangling to death a man in Albuquerque and burying his body in a remote desert grave, The Center Square reported.

— Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2026
She’s used to getting asked about it, but is still interested in interrogating the outsized interest.

— Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025