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

Earlier that month, Greg Rogers, chief fiscal officer for the Education Department, said the department waited before requesting additional funds to determine how many students would actually use the accounts they were approved to receive. — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

Schumer and Padilla on Sunday sent a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin requesting more information about the initiative and demanding that it be stopped. — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

But before the bond hits the ballot, district officials wanted to redraw its boundaries and identify projects that could be accomplished without requesting a tax increase from voters. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Cap your out-of-pocket repair exposure by requesting a free estimate. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

Data removal services such as Incogni can help reduce how much of your personal information is available online by requesting its removal from data brokers and people-search sites. — Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

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

Schaefer has not responded to messages from the Free Press requesting information. — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 9 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