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

According to a statement from the Winter Park Police Department, officers were contacted by a soccer league official requesting a response to a disturbance between the parents of a player and league staff. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

The company filed a complaint to the European Commission in May requesting an anti-dumping probe into Chinese imports of the active ingredient used in the antibiotic amoxicillin. — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

Increasingly, groups are also requesting private reunion trips. — Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

Investigators learned Harding had been contacted by a realtor named James Fraser requesting a repair service because Harding worked as an HVAC technician. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Following Kumar’s indictment in Oregon, ICE lodged an immigration detainer requesting that Deschutes County Jail notify federal agents before releasing him. — Eric MacK , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Young Sheldon star Emily Osment recalls requesting an intimacy coordinator during her time on the CBS series because of the age gap between her and co-star Montana Jordan. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026

Fuel expenses are squeezing daily household budgets and tightening cash flow toward the end of the month, with reports indicating a growing number of French employees are requesting payroll advances to manage month end expenses. — CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

After his arrest, Alfozan refused to speak to the FBI, requesting his attorney. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026