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 Gen asks to speak with Aesha, who follows her upstairs after exchanging a conspiratorial glance with Kat. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026 Venus retrograde in Scorpio and Libra lasts from October 3 to November 13, and asks us to decipher who and what respects and esteems us (and vice versa). — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026 Chief Operating Officer David Reinhart said the district’s policy on decommissioning schools asks administrators to monitor enrollment, the health of buildings and demographic trends with its long-range planning committee. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 22 Sep. 2026 At one point, Debicki’s character asks Booth about his work as Dalton’s stunt double. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026 Then someone in finance asks whether the partnership is worth the money. — Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 Your time off shouldn’t automatically belong to whoever asks first. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026 Because that also asks the question about this character, Richard, and if people think that he is allowed to be loved. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026 Neptune retrograde in Aries, for instance, asks us to question everything from our levels of assertion to our individual freedom. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 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

When a screening process requests anything sensitive, such as age or caregiving status, say plainly who reviews it and why.

— Houman Akhavan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Things are suddenly different, starting at work, where the gallery director confesses to noticing him for the first time and a punky feminist artist requests his involvement in her upcoming show.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of requests

Verb

The person who charges for parking at the children’s basketball game should have to sit in a pew next to the parent who’s upset about it.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026
But the difference between a light edit and a total rewrite is vast and expensive—one gynecologist treating the wives of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs reportedly charges up to $30,000 for an appointment—not to mention unnecessary.

— Valerie Monroe, Allure, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of charges

Verb

Though her voice is decidedly unsentimental, there’s still a gentleness to this novel that invites readers to care and wonder about history rather than mine it for certain knowledge.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Any team that works out Kaepernick invites an immediate circus of scrutiny and racial hysteria.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of invites

Verb

Unconvinced by Kitty’s sudden engagement, Claire questions the future her sister is choosing.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Like other death row dramas including Clemency, Just Mercy and Dead Man Walking, this film questions whether there’s really that big a difference between murderous cruelty and state-sanctioned capital punishment.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of questions

Verb

In order to create the experience, the outlet will focus on the famous Red and Blue kitchens, show experiences, and a prominent bar that begs you to join us for a drink.

— Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
The film ends with Sally and Gary happily in love, which begs a question that’s been gestating for 28 years — doesn’t that slap him with a death sentence?

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of begs

Verb

AmaWaterways brings guests front row to an exclusive jazz performance in the streets here, where the acoustics haven’t changed in 400 years.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Adak brings nearly two decades of experience across consumer and retail businesses and previously held senior roles at Li & Fung and Forever 21.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026