Synonyms of invitation

invitation

noun

1

as in invite

a request for the presence or participation of someone at a specified time and place

She called to ask if we had received her wedding invitation.

Related Words

• invite
• date
• interview
• meeting
• visit
• schedule
• engagement
• arrangement
• get-together
• summons
• appointment
• call
• process
• rendezvous
• subpoena
• assignation
• tryst

2

as in encouragement

something that arouses action or activity

He took the layoff as an invitation to embark on a new career path.

Related Words

• encouragement
• incentive
• impetus
• occasion
• fuel
• catalyst
• spark
• motivation
• provocation
• inducement
• inspiration
• momentum
• driver
• incitement
• spur
• yeast
• stimulus
• generator
• incitation
• catalyzer
• instigation
• goad
• boost
• power
• trigger
• executor
• stimulant
• consideration
• activator
• mover
• launcher
• cause
• instigator
• grounds
• animator
• energizer
• antecedent
• motive
• reason

Dissimilar Words

• disincentive
• counterincentive

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of invitation

Ferlinghetti’s friendship with Jack Kerouac — and his invitations to escape the Bay Area for the solitude of the Big Sur coast — tied the poet and the novelist to the same stretch of rugged landscape that still draws tourists and artists today. — David Caraccio updated July 13, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026

The Rays right-hander celebrated his first All-Star invitation on Friday night with a typically efficient five-plus-inning outing in a 7-2 Tampa Bay victory over Seattle. — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026

Newspapers piled in front of a house are like an invitation to an open house. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

Despite its name, invitations to the Royal Box are coordinated by Wimbledon officials, not the British royal family, and the space is used to entertain friends and guests of the prestigious tournament. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026