Synonyms of requesting

requesting

verb

present participle of request

1

as in ordering

to give a request or demand for

a notice requesting that I report for jury duty on Monday morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ordering
• asking (for)
• calling for
• requisitioning
• putting in (for)
• hiring
• soliciting
• licensing
• commissioning
• chartering

2

as in seeking

to make a request for

request extra ketchup for my fries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seeking
• desiring
• requiring
• speaking (for)
• demanding
• urging
• calling (for)
• soliciting
• pleading (for)
• asking (for)
• suing (for)
• claiming
• inviting
• applying (for)
• invoking
• wishing (for)
• begging (for)
• questing
• clamoring (for)
• importuning
• pressing (for)
• requisitioning
• insisting (on)
• enjoining
• bespeaking
• petitioning (for)
• exacting

3

as in asking

to make a request of

a letter from the First Lady graciously requesting the chorus to perform at the White House

Synonyms & Similar Words

• asking
• inviting
• petitioning
• soliciting
• begging
• hitting (up)
• requiring
• praying
• invoking
• calling on
• imploring
• beseeching
• appealing (to)
• pleading (to)
• demanding
• conjuring
• entreating
• supplicating
• importuning
• enjoining
• pressing
• exacting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• requiring
• forcing
• compelling
• coercing
• constraining
• obliging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of requesting

Following her disappearance, Goods’ family told KTNV that someone started responding to messages using her phone, requesting money and Bitcoin. — Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

Estime-Irvin did not immediately return phone calls requesting comment. — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Hanaway didn’t mention other monetary damages in the original lawsuit, which would typically be sought when requesting more substantial compensation. — Jack Harvel august 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Applications for requesting absentee ballots are already open in Georgia, and thousands of applications have already been accepted. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 26 Aug. 2026

School board president Dalia Begin did not immediately respond to a text message requesting comment on the board’s change of heart regarding the invoices. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026

The lawmakers are requesting Citizen Cost Impact Reports on AB 1448, AB 1776, AB 2646, SB 295 and SB 1259. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

The registry drew criticism from several fans on social media, who blasted the celebrity couple for requesting donations for their nuptials. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Since the whistleblower complaints were filed, Ramsey claims city staff has retaliated against him by requesting extensive records concerning a police use-of-force incident from years prior and investigating several complaints against him. — James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026