Synonyms of solicited

solicited 1 of 2

adjective

as in requested

Related Words

• requested
• needed
• required
• welcome
• necessary
• desired
• wanted

Dissimilar Words

• unsolicited
• unwanted
• unwelcome
• uninvited
• unasked
• undesirable
• unsought
• undesired
• unbidden
• objectionable
• unacceptable
• offensive

solicited

2 of 2

verb

past tense of solicit

1

as in interviewed

to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information

solicited several opinions about which job he should accept

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interviewed
• surveyed
• canvassed
• polled
• questioned
• circularized
• interrogated
• sounded (out)
• felt (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reported

2

as in sought

to make a request for

always ready to solicit donations for a charity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requested
• sought
• spoke (for)
• desired
• sued (for)
• called (for)
• required
• pleaded (for)
• urged
• demanded
• asked (for)
• invited
• applied (for)
• claimed
• quested
• importuned
• wished (for)
• invoked
• begged (for)
• pressed (for)
• insisted (on)
• petitioned (for)
• enjoined
• bespoke
• requisitioned
• clamored (for)
• exacted

3

as in asked

to make a request of

solicited him to join the team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• asked
• requested
• invited
• hit (up)
• petitioned
• begged
• called on
• invoked
• prayed
• implored
• required
• appealed (to)
• conjured
• importuned
• pleaded (to)
• demanded
• entreated
• beseeched
• enjoined
• supplicated
• exacted
• pressed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• required
• compelled
• forced
• obliged
• constrained
• coerced

4

as in begged

to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner

solicit the President for relief funds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• begged
• petitioned
• asked
• prayed
• implored
• importuned
• entreated
• beseeched
• appealed (to)
• conjured
• requested
• pleaded (to)
• required
• besieged
• called on
• supplicated
• impetrated
• invoked
• sued
• compelled
• coerced
• desired
• demanded
• forced
• insisted
• cadged
• bludged
• claimed
• mooched
• sponged
• commanded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suggested
• implied
• hinted
• intimated
• obliged
• pleased
• satisfied
• gratified
• appeased
• pacified
• contented
• comforted
• consoled
• quieted
• placated
• mollified
• conciliated

5

as in tempted

to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage

how many men have been solicited into purchasing bogus aids for "male enhancement" by shameless appeals to their vanity?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tempted
• persuaded
• lured
• seduced
• enticed
• betrayed
• allured
• baited
• beguiled
• led on
• decoyed
• inveigled
• fascinated
• trapped
• drew in
• enchanted
• roped (in)
• snowed
• entrapped
• meshed
• ensnared
• enmeshed
• charmed
• captivated
• caught
• snared
• magnetized
• tangled
• bewitched
• wiled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warned
• cautioned
• alerted
• forewarned
• drove (away or off)
• turned away
• repulsed
• warded (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of solicited

Adjective

First, the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability solicited bids from companies that could provide a reading screener. — Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 8 Sep. 2026

Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York, claimed Rozier solicited and accepted a $100,000 bribe in exchange for tipping off a group of bettors about his plan to leave a game early because of an injury. — Tom Winter, NBC news, 10 June 2026

Verb

The division has solicited staff lawyers to serve as monitors before. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026

One program even solicited questions for the singer on social media ahead of the broadcast. — Bryan West, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

From February 2022 until they were arrested on Monday, Love and Chan solicited money from women in California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho through lies and misrepresentations, according to the United States Attorney’s Office in Portland. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

The records say Fang solicited campaign contributions from associates and referred prospective interns to Swalwell’s congressional office. — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Selected from submissions that OpenAI solicited earlier this year as part of a sweeping policy document, the 14 projects will collectively receive $1 million in funding in addition to up to $1 million in credits to use OpenAI’s models. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Authorities said tens of millions of additional dollars were solicited before the SEC obtained a temporary restraining order against Drive Planning in August 2024. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

If Hollywood is quick to take a bite out of an injured party, the town’s Mandarins and chattering classes are equally swift to offer advice, solicited or not. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

Renner did not immediately respond to a request for comment but reposted a clip of the news conference on X and solicited donations to his campaign. — Paige Stevens, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026