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
• petitioning
• soliciting
• hitting (up)
• praying
• imploring
• requiring
• calling on
• invoking
• beseeching
• appealing (to)
• entreating
• conjuring
• pleading (to)
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of asking

That same day, at least one student received a disciplinary notice asking them to schedule a meeting with the student conduct administrator in less than two weeks. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

One example would be asking the agent to book a medical appointment. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

My father-in-law proceeded to unload it on our driveway without so much as asking! — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2026

Identify what work can be paused, delegated or eliminated entirely rather than asking the team to do more with less indefinitely. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The obvious effort that Pascal spent practicing the cello pays off in the scenes where Alex intensely plays the instrument for his own private reasons, as if asking the same thing of himself. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026

Madison, a server in New York City, greets every table by asking about each diner’s allergies. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026

Leo July 23 – August 22 Your world may be asking you to stretch. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

The opportunities are in docs for now, but Sloss told Deadline that members are already asking about potential investment in non-doc projects. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026