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 petition argues that even a single satellite could have consequences far beyond the client requesting the light. — Jean Lee, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026

At the same time, surveys of its e-commerce customers — who account for about 35 percent of the business — and feedback from its direct-to-consumer shoppers echoed that sentiment, with many requesting denim from Z Supply. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026

The Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association is requesting $3 million in Pure Michigan promotional funding from the state legislature to offset tourism losses due to Canadian wildfire smoke. — Christina Zhang, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

The contractor did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Brex's Kasper Koczab reports advertisers are now requesting unmanned blimps with company logos, as traditional billboards have become prohibitively expensive and unavailable. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

With no way to meet the demands of customers requesting hand rolls to go, Choe decided to change his concept to onigiri. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Environmental Protection Information Center, the group that filed the San Francisco lawsuit, did not respond to emails requesting comment. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

After that, the two settled the matter, with Lively requesting Baldoni pay her legal fees. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 July 2026