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

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

At the start of the bodycam footage obtained by Page Six, Milania could be heard requesting to speak to her mother. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Palillo is requesting a rezoning for the parcel at 16014 Statesville Road from neighborhood residential to highway commercial. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026

Authorities had received a satellite 911 call requesting assistance from hikers at Limekiln State Park, about 55 miles south of Monterey. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

The White House did not respond to emails from The Associated Press requesting comment about the decision. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

The White House did not respond to emails from the Associated Press requesting comment about the decision. — Sarah Rankin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

The Star-Telegram reached out to Keene ISD Athletics requesting comment and has not yet received a response. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026

From here on out, kiddo will have to approach you or send a message requesting permission. — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2026