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

Early Wednesday, Paramount filed a motion requesting that Pitts step aside, citing his previous role as a labor lawyer, including for the Writers Guild of America. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Nurse was with the Oilers for 12 seasons but had a less-than-optimal departure, requesting a trade after enduring years of criticism, often warranted, from fans and media alike. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

Carter did not respond to an email requesting comment on the request’s status. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

Farmington police are requesting help in finding the driver responsible for a hit-and-run that killed a 13-year-old bicyclist Tuesday night on Dakota County Road 50. — Hannah Brueske, Twin Cities, 15 July 2026

Companies requesting information get real-time dashboards showing who has responded and who hasn’t. — Arthur Zackiewicz, Footwear News, 14 July 2026

Fox News Digital reached out to the manufacturer of NeeDoh requesting comment. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026

The complaint seeks damages, profits from the allegedly infringing work, and an injunction preventing Hatchet from being sold or exhibited, while also requesting that the painting either be turned over to Reemtsen or destroyed. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026

Anthony's attorneys cited that same interview in a separate motion requesting Roach be removed from further court proceedings. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 July 2026