Synonyms of invitations

invitations

noun

plural of invitation

1

as in invites

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

• invites
• dates
• interviews
• meetings
• visits
• appointments
• arrangements
• schedules
• get-togethers
• engagements
• processes
• calls
• subpoenas
• rendezvous
• assignations
• summonses
• trysts

2

as in incentives

something that arouses action or activity

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

Related Words

• incentives
• encouragements
• sparks
• inducements
• catalysts
• occasions
• fuels
• impetuses
• stimuli
• motivations
• provocations
• inspirations
• drivers
• yeasts
• momenta
• generators
• stimulants
• catalyzers
• spurs
• incitements
• executors
• launchers
• incitations
• instigators
• activators
• powers
• animators
• triggers
• goads
• movers
• instigations
• considerations
• boosts
• energizers
• causes
• grounds
• antecedents
• motives
• reasons

Dissimilar Words

• disincentives
• counterincentives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of invitations

Both declined invitations to participate, as did Minnesota’s Kayla McBride. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Sabrina Ionescu and Kayla McBride also declined invitations to participate. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

On several occasions, Roe turned down invitations to go on a date with the man, according to the suit. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026

If writing fiction about New York in the 1980s invites comparisons with Tom Wolfe’s The Bonfire of the Vanities and Jay McInerney’s Bright Lights, Big City, Whitehead should have the invitations embossed in gold relief. — David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

In 2025, John Stamos finally made his festival debut alongside The Beach Boys after more than a decade of humorous campaigns that included fan lookalike contests and increasingly absurd invitations. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

As a policy, the Dodgers as an organization no longer accept political invitations of any kind. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

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

Clear invitations that specify whether siblings are welcome can help avoid confusion or awkward situations. — Melissa Willets, Parents, 12 July 2026