Synonyms of invited

invited

verb

past tense of invite

1

as in asked

to request the presence or participation of

she's invited only select friends to visit her new house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• asked
• bade
• called
• summoned
• solicited
• beckoned

2

as in wooed

to act so as to make (something) more likely

you're just inviting ridicule by making such outrageous claims

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wooed
• sought
• courted
• asked (for)
• looked for
• tempted
• flirted (with)
• provoked
• searched
• hunted
• fished (for)
• angled (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of invited

The mother of two friends at his high school invited him to live with them. — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026

Peggy Tanous isn’t there because she was inexplicably invited to RHUGT instead, and Peggy Sulahian isn’t there because Alex Baskin lost her number the second that season ended. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

The frat brother who invited Jane Doe to the house that night sent a photo to the chat that appears to show her in the bedroom. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

To do the job, she’s invited to the remote Vermont estate where Verity lives with husband Jeremy (Josh Hartnett) and their son. — Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026

Not all the healthcare facilities invited to participate in the drills agreed to do them—and those facilities that declined may have scored even worse. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Then there was his mother, Jackie, whom Stallone invited to the Oscars. — Monica Coviello, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026

Although Cornell said 926 of 6,000 students invited to take the survey responded, a participation rate of about 15%. — Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Organizers invited anyone on the island to come celebrate with the couple Saturday afternoon. — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026