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

The change effective Thursday means that arms sales requests from Syria will now be considered on a case-by-case basis. — Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026

Kenny, Tapanya, and Solar did not respond to multiple requests for comment. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Months later, DeSantis vetoed all US$4 million in budget requests by county lawmakers and placed the county under a state DOGE audit. — Liv Coleman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Other authors of the report did not accept NPR's interview requests. — Lisa Hagen, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

Lawyers for Bryon Noem did not immediately respond to requests for comment. — Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Customer success did a great job responding to client requests. — Melody Wilding, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

The precise details of what happened there are obscure, and representatives for Beck did not respond to my requests for comment. — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Officials at the court and the police station in Yangon’s Pabedan township, where Ye Khaung Kyaw faced trial, did not respond to requests for comment. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Verb

Public records requests the Trib filed with DCF for this article remain pending. — Sharmila Venkatasubban, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Public records requests the Trib filed with DCF for this story remain pending. — Sharmila Venkatasubban, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

The movie wobbles around the plot, initially beginning with the sisters in court after their neighbor (played by Orlando Bloom) requests a restraining order against them. — Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

Before trial, Fairfax County courts appoint medical experts for the prosecution and defense if either side requests a mental evaluation for a defendant. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026

The Pentagon’s 2027 budget requests nearly $75 million to modernize and incorporate AI into systems that help commanders manage forces and make battlefield decisions. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2026

The proclamation requests help from state and federal partners and follows local declarations from Dana Point, Laguna Beach and San Clemente. — Michele Gile, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

When a screening process requests anything sensitive, such as age or caregiving status, say plainly who reviews it and why. — Houman Akhavan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Things are suddenly different, starting at work, where the gallery director confesses to noticing him for the first time and a punky feminist artist requests his involvement in her upcoming show. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026