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 incentive

something that arouses action or activity

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

Related Words

• incentive
• encouragement
• 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

With apologies to Cole Porter, was the election a rebuke or merely an invitation to compromise? — James D. Zirin, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

When members of the court distribute invitations to a Royal Ball, Lilith and Margot are left off the list, to the gleeful mockery of Priscilla. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026

How Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith, at the precipice of becoming generational voices themselves, turned down his invitation to join the madness. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2026

Entrants must also repost the Sports Central giveaway entry invitation post to be eligible to win. — CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026