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

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

Fondazione Sozzani’s creative director Sara Sozzani Maino said that the other two finalists will be invited again by the foundation to present their work during upcoming initiatives. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2026

The band returned at the end of the evening and invited the jury members on stage to close the ceremony. — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

In the morning, they are invited into the services center to work with a case manager, get a hot meal, a shower and other services. — Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026

Entry has been moved to the garden, where you’re greeted by a hostess who escorts you into an antechamber with a bar, and you’re invited to order a pre-dinner cocktail. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

In an interview with police, Hemingway claimed that Evans invited him to the couple’s home hours earlier and allowed him inside. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

The one who took a young player under his wing this summer and invited him into his house. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Something that once almost automatically invited confrontation with authorities has become far more widespread. — Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026