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

Searching for a product is useful, but turning an invitation into a calendar event or summarizing text can save additional steps. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

This is a film that asks something of the viewer that isn’t an intellectual effort so much as an invitation to inhabit a different relationship to time. — Elissa Suh, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026

The invitation offered a chance to sing and tell stories in the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Ziff Ballet Opera House. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Hollywood insider Rob Shuter has reported that Meghan is even asking for NDAs before accepting dinner invitations. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2026