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 detention came three days after The Sacramento Bee first reported on Superintendent Cancy McArn’s letter requesting a meeting with city officials to strengthen communication with the district. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026

Start by requesting a complete list of available discounts from your insurer and reviewing which ones are currently applied. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

The Dallas Police Department is requesting the public’s help in identifying three people in connection with the Halloween Deep Ellum shootings. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2026

There’s also nothing stopping you from requesting an invitation. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026

An urgent call is placed to Paris requesting a colorful Dior gown for the actress, sending Christian Dior and his team of seamstresses into a race against the clock. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026

The Department of Justice has sued California requesting the state set aside some 20,000 ballots the federal government has flagged as being potentially from noncitizens. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

The crew had reported light clear ice and moderate turbulence while flying at about 35,000 feet before requesting permission to climb to 37,000 feet. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

After encountering precipitation and requesting to climb, the pilot declared an emergency as the aircraft began losing altitude at an alarming rate. — Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026