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

Food and drink Local, decadent, and farm-to-table, Black Sage, the property's only restaurant, invites you to dine on Southern Utah cuisine with presentation as lovely as the flavors. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026

The historic Boone Theater in the 18th & Vine Jazz District has hosted Wednesday night arts programming that invites local artists to display and sell their work. — J.m. Banks november 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026

Thanksgiving travel will soon commence, Mariah Carey has thawed, coffee shops are pushing gingerbread and hot chocolate concoctions, and holiday party invites are getting ready to be being signed, sealed and delivered. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026

By appearing with Gardiner, Giannoulias invites criticism from the alderman’s opponents. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026

Henry’s Ebb, the debut feature film from writer-director Thomas Mendolia, invites you to travel to the Southeastern United States in the 1990s. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2026

Today’s Moon-Mercury conjunction invites you to revisit that gap. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026

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

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

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