Synonyms of invites

invites 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of invite

1

as in asks

to request the presence or participation of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• asks
• bids
• calls
• solicits
• beckons
• summons

2

as in woos

to act so as to make (something) more likely

you're just inviting ridicule by making such outrageous claims

Synonyms & Similar Words

• woos
• seeks
• asks (for)
• looks for
• courts
• tempts
• flirts (with)
• provokes
• fishes (for)
• searches
• hunts
• angles (for)

invites

2 of 2

noun

plural of invite

as in invitations

a request for the presence or participation of someone at a specified time and place

He finagled an invite to an exclusive Hollywood party.

Related Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of invites

Verb

Idaho finger steaks and trout will add a regional touch, with attention to quality and value that invites guests back throughout the week. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2026

More than 30 years later, Jolanda opens up his own archive and invites a new generation of drag artists to bring Happy Gays back to the stage. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026

Amtrak is concluding a program that invites travelers to share first-class roomettes with a companion for free. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

That invites moisture and dirt under there, increasing the chances of mold. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Various things happen to most of these characters throughout season four, which is a description with exactly the vague hand-waving about significant events that The Gilded Age invites. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

On his latest solo album, the Tonstartssbandht guitarist/vocalist crafts a serene, psychedelic opus that invites us to become immersed. — Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026

That’s left a vacuum that invites endless speculation and interpretation of what’s happening out of view. — Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

Measuring more than thirty feet by fifty feet, the cloth invites a jeté from more agile museumgoers. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Noun

Matheson isn’t wrong about voters, who in the weeks before the festival have seen their inboxes stack up with invites to special events. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

In recent years, however, between the endless paid-for invites and choreographed step and repeats, going out can feel like clocking into another job. — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026

Brian then coordinates with their campaigns, making sure the invites were received and the candidates schedule their times. — Rachel E. Stassen-Berger, Des Moines Register, 20 Aug. 2026

Finally, six months before the tournament begins, FIFA officially picks their referees and sends out the invites. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026

In a June 25 report, Page Six named Cara Delevigne, Stevie Nicks and Zoë Kravitz among other invitees, also reporting that Miles and Keleigh Teller did not receive invites after an apparent falling out with Swift. — Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 2 July 2026

That story says the location of the wedding is not included on the invites. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026

University officials based the invites on opinion polls and a controversial campaign fundraising formula. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026

Baresi has received many invites since his retirement to promote football in some of the world’s most obscure places. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 27 May 2026