ASKS Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

asks

verb

present tense third-person singular of ask

as in interrogates

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

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as in requests

to make a request of ask the salesclerk for assistance

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as in charges

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

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as in invites

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 asks But saying it repeatedly until someone asks you about it is the most annoying option of all. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026 Tuesday’s lawsuit specifically asks the court to stop Carr from moving forward with the license challenge. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026 That narrow-mindedness is immediately apparent when Nick asks his congregation to help the group of unhoused people, a little over a dozen souls or so, who live in a makeshift camp on the edge of town. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 Colman’s upcoming Wicker film, in which her fisherwoman character asks Peter Dinklage’s basketmaker to weave her a husband, garnered buzz after the trailer — teasing Alexander Skarsgård’s straw transformation — was released at the end of July. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026 Deerfield Beach residents Dan Herz and Wayne Adams had their day in court Monday in challenging a ballot question that asks residents to move the city’s elections from March to November. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026 Someone opens it, asks it something, reads the answer, and closes it. — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Gramby asks her little girl, who has dark curls and a big smile. — Kristin Wright, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026 The prisoner-coördination headquarters routinely asks Oleksii to verify Vlasova’s info on file. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

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Verb

One day scholars will teach Lepore’s work alongside Arendt’s, seeing that Lepore interrogates not simply a modern moment, but traces our current machine age back to the 17th-century conceit for artifice as improvement.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Writer-director Ari Aster interrogates not just the social and political turmoil of COVID-19, but also the way social media can exacerbate that unraveling of collective neuroses.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

Definition of interrogates

Verb

When a client requests new data, Hollow swaps versions in atomically, so reads never wait on writes and performance stays real-time.

— Jon Stojan, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026
If you're emailed anything about your order that requests payments, redelivery payments, account details, or anything similar, don't click any links in the email; go directly to Valve to double-check.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of requests

Verb

The five-count indictment charges violations of the CEA (unlawful use of confidential government information, theft of nonpublic government information, and commodities fraud), wire fraud, and money laundering.

— The Insider, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The system automatically registers the items taken and charges the payment method used at entry.

— La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of charges

Verb

Kelce and Swift went to great lengths to keep their romantic ceremony private, sending digital invites watermarked with guest names and bundled with NDAs barring them from revealing information about their attendance in advance.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
By burrowing so deeply into detail, a sense of universality organically emerges that invites viewers to project their own experiences onto the work.

— Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of invites

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Ann Skeet, senior director of leadership ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, also questions what allowing these types of bets says about society.

— Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
In his review of the Greenway, journalist Marty Carlock questions the cohesiveness of the space’s design.

— Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of questions

Verb

The warm waffle can be filled with matcha, strawberry soft serve or a swirl of both, then dressed up Pocky sticks for a dessert that practically begs for a photo before the first bite.

— Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2026
That's because when the stakes are high, and the actors begin to cry, the serious tone begs to be subverted by a humorous caption.

— Owen Carry, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of begs

Verb

Out-innovating China demands the Silicon Valley mindset of constant churn—launches, failures, acquisitions, and redeployment of capital and talent—rather than the traditional contractor reflex of taking their losses to Congress or the press.

— Doug Beck, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Tehran demands that vessels take a northern route through its territorial waters instead.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of demands

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Maresca is known for his attention to detail and will be hoping Semenyo’s skillset on the pitch brings the club back to lifting domestic and European trophies.

— Andrew McNicol, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Friday brings pregame autographs from former Braves and an Andres Galarraga bobblehead.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 14 Aug. 2026