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

Supermicro has also been subpoenaed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, with staff requesting documents related to customers, including the customer that was the subject of the allegations in the indictment. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 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

The county is requesting each veteran's photo, name, rank, branch of service and conflict. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

The league announced the fines Thursday after requesting video of the tumultuous workout at the Cowboys ' training camp base in Oxnard, California. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Our interview at Rockwater, a popular venue on the beach promenade in Hove, was interrupted by a mother requesting a photo of Hurzeler with her two sons. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Practically, that can look like families requesting evaluations but the school system lacking evaluators, for example. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026

Murphy did not return a phone call requesting comment on the lawsuit Wednesday. — Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026

His state trial will not be televised, despite Mangione's legal team previously requesting the court proceedings be live-streamed, according to Vanity Fair reporting. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026