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

The Florida Supreme Court last week denied Conahan's final appeals, including one requesting additional testing on DNA collected from the victim. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

O’Connell specifically recommends requesting a pre-move-out inspection so the landlord can flag problems while there’s still time to fix them. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026

The 28-year-old American confirmed he’s been requesting to play in Armstrong, with a capacity of roughly 14,000, instead of Ashe, which seats nearly 24,000. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Kansas City police had received calls about a woman walking along MO-152 and found Bossell before requesting medical assistance. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026

But that hasn’t stopped them from requesting an additional $250 million from the Legislature to help pay off their immigration tabs, the Orlando Sentinel first reported. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

Treating against the parents’ wishes would entail calling state authorities and requesting an emergency removal. — Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026

An email and phone call requesting comment from 7 Brew concerning the auction were not returned by Thursday afternoon. — John Magsam Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2026

Although many people refer to this as an IRMAA appeal, the process begins by requesting a recalculation. — Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026