Synonyms of requests

requests 1 of 2

noun

plural of request

1

as in questions

an act or instance of asking for information

the medical columnist is unable to answer individual requests for specific information on various disorders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• questions
• inquiries
• queries
• calls
• questionnaires
• questionings
• surveys
• interrogatories
• polls
• investigations
• studies
• researches
• probes
• explorations
• interrogations
• examinations
• inquisitions
• inquests
• probings

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• responses
• answers
• replies

2

as in demands

the state of being sought after especially for purchase

reliable babysitters are much in request, especially on weekends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demands
• markets
• calls
• bear markets
• bull markets
• seller's markets
• buyer's markets

requests

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verb

present tense third-person singular of request

1

as in orders

to give a request or demand for

a notice requesting that I report for jury duty on Monday morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• orders
• requisitions
• asks (for)
• calls for
• puts in (for)
• licenses
• hires
• commissions
• solicits
• charters

2

as in seeks

to make a request for

request extra ketchup for my fries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seeks
• desires
• demands
• speaks (for)
• requires
• pleads (for)
• calls (for)
• sues (for)
• urges
• asks (for)
• claims
• solicits
• invites
• wishes (for)
• quests
• applies (for)
• begs (for)
• bespeaks
• insists (on)
• invokes
• requisitions
• importunes
• clamors (for)
• presses (for)
• petitions (for)
• enjoins
• exacts

3

as in asks

to make a request of

a letter from the First Lady graciously requesting the chorus to perform at the White House

Synonyms & Similar Words

• asks
• invites
• petitions
• hits (up)
• solicits
• begs
• calls on
• prays
• appeals (to)
• requires
• invokes
• demands
• pleads (to)
• implores
• beseeches
• conjures
• entreats
• importunes
• supplicates
• enjoins
• exacts
• presses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• requires
• forces
• compels
• obliges
• constrains
• coerces

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of requests

Noun

Paramount had argued that the requests were irrelevant to the antitrust issues the state is investigating. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 July 2026

The statement is then added to your file and provided to whomever requests your credit report in the future. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

Most transformation requests are really about a bottleneck someone is tired of working around. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Israel's military did not respond to multiple requests for comment. — Aya Batrawy, NPR, 10 July 2026

Spokespersons for MetroLoft, the project developer, didn’t respond to requests for comment Thursday. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

Representatives of Qualley and Antonoff have not responded to multiple USA TODAY requests for comment. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 10 July 2026

The White House and the office of the Director of National Intelligence did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Friday. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 3 July 2026

Employers across England, meanwhile, have been left fielding last-minute leave requests and some are bracing for a significant number of workers calling in sick on Monday after a heavy night at the pub. — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 3 July 2026

Verb

Most requests surface after employees have already used ChatGPT unsanctioned. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Several times each year, His Holiness requests guidance from Kuten La, who in his role as State Oracle serves as mouthpiece for Nechung, an ancient deity and Tibet’s spiritual protector. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

SpaceX's proposal alone requests licenses for up to one million satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 July 2026

Additionally, the state’s emergency response team remains in contact with every affected town and stands ready to send additional support the moment a municipality requests it. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026

In fact, William has since added that Charlotte frequently requests Swift's music on the car ride to school. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 4 July 2026

An order also could ask restaurants to serve water only when a customer requests it, according to the ordinance. — Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026

Sugar approaches him with an air of borderline ignorant confidence and requests a conversation with his boss. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 27 June 2026

The application, submitted by Winick Productions, requests street closures around MSG, along with plans for a public tent set up outside the arena to accommodate between 500 and 999 guests. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 26 June 2026