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 Jessel goes to visit her house with a regifted candle and asks how Sai’s husband David feels about the move. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026 In various forms, Art Deco asks you to commit to craft and give a single, beautiful thing space to breathe. — Alex Eagle, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026 Proposition 3 asks California voters whether to make permanent a temporary income tax on the state’s highest earners to help fund education. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026 The Millennium Prize version of the problem asks what happens in three-dimensional space that extends indefinitely in all directions. — Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026 Reach risk asks how many customers an influencer can attract. — Sindhu Bhaskar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 Dynevor‘s Wren asks before the trailer cuts to a darker secret reality the potential couple face. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 One of the questions, directed to David Hunt, director of finance for Entergy Arkansas, asks him to explain the reasoning for the classification of the payments. — Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026 The lawsuit asks the court to require State Farm to pay full restitution to policyholders, as well as civil penalties for violating state law. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for asks

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

Many were excited to try the $99 three-course tasting menu in a Michelin one-star restaurant that normally charges $165 for a four-course menu.

— Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The change could add $1 or so to the price of oil if Iran adopts a fee structure similar to what Turkey charges for the Turkish Straits, Kaneva said.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of charges

Verb

This luxe accent chair invites fall into your home with its rich velvet upholstery and warm cinnamon shade.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026
Make Your Speech, the second of these non-partisan contests, invites young Americans to step up to the political podium.

— USA TODAY Network Staff Reports, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of invites

Verb

But this begs the parallel question of what the current museum architecture arises from and reflects, and why the oceanic and the oligarchic logics of the museum’s reformation now travel together here.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Petticrew dressed like present-day Catherine in the flashback scene as Isabel begs her to inject her with heroin.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of begs

Verb

The statement caused the Israeli American Council to release a petition that demands that the four-time Grammy winner be removed from the rest of Sheeran’s Loop tour.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026
That could force Saudi Arabia to allow other countries to produce more oil than the world demands.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of demands

Verb

Together, the workforce brings more than 250 combined years of Minuteman III experience at each base, according to the Air Force.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Its rooftop bar, Zefiro, is a hotspot for creative cocktails with views of the Duomo, while a restaurant by Korean-American chef Akira Back, who trained under Nobu, brings delicious Japanese fusion cuisine to a city dominated by pasta and steak.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026