Synonyms of eliciting

eliciting

verb

present participle of elicit

as in evoking

to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)

the role elicited the actress's flair for comedy that previous directors had overlooked

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evoking
• inspiring
• raising
• revealing
• educing
• pulling
• getting
• extracting
• gaining
• calling forth
• obtaining
• extorting
• exposing
• dragging
• procuring
• securing
• wringing
• uncovering
• disclosing
• evincing
• wresting
• discovering
• dredging (up)
• divulging
• wangling
• baring
• unmasking
• coaxing (out)
• unveiling
• uncloaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• missing
• disregarding
• forgetting
• neglecting
• overlooking
• passing over
• overpassing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eliciting

Sports fans might roll their eyes at the idea of a celebrity golf tournament carrying real stakes or eliciting real feelings from the competitors involved. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Less than three years ago, revolving sushi restaurant Kura Sushi opened on Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza, eliciting long waits for its video game-style service. — Jenna Thompson july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026

While no acts had performed on stage, a steady stream of military aircraft roared across the sky, eliciting gasps and cheers from the attendants making their way into the outdoor venue near the Washington Monument. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026

Third baseman Austin Riley is eliciting heretofore unseen levels of skepticism too. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 29 June 2026

During the Turnstile set, a man in a hot dog costume was shown on the screen running around the pit, eliciting smiles. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026

This doesn’t last long, because his friends immediately force him to shut down those thoughts, eliciting big laughs from the festival audience. — Rafael Motamayor, Variety, 24 June 2026

In response, the Fed raised or lowered interest rates to increase or decrease liquidity, eliciting both cheers and jeers from political and economic opinion makers. — Harry Kraemer, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Over more than 1,000 conversations with a collection of donors, the AI model Claude was nearly three times as effective at eliciting donations for Save the Children as a group of professional fundraisers who had worked on campaigns for the humanitarian group. — Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 19 June 2026