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

Enter Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami, who arrived in December on a $34 million contract, requesting that a few TOTO Washlet bidet seats be installed in the clubhouse. — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

The concerns caused investors in certain types of funds to pull out their money at record rates — sometimes requesting nearly 40% of a single fund in a quarter, but most funds have capped at 5%. — Ellen Dimauro, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Fox News Digital reached out to multiple glucosamine manufacturers requesting comment. — Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Qualls, who did not immediately respond to an email or text message requesting comment, is representing herself in court. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Lula’s coalition filed a legal complaint requesting that the avatar’s profiles be taken down, on the grounds that the anonymous accounts peddled false or distorted information that could mislead voters. — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2026

The developer is requesting multiple variances for the project. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026

These utilities, which are requesting to increase a higher return on equity and rate hikes, benefit when energy efficiency programs are cut, forcing customers to use more energy. — Tom Nyein, Baltimore Sun, 3 Oct. 2026

McKinsey responded to his wife's court filing by requesting a domestic violence protection order against her and filing for divorce. — Terry Chea, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026