Synonyms of solicits

solicits

verb

present tense third-person singular of solicit

1

as in interviews

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

• interviews
• surveys
• polls
• canvasses
• interrogates
• questions
• sounds (out)
• circularizes
• feels (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reports

2

as in seeks

to make a request for

always ready to solicit donations for a charity

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in asks

to make a request of

solicited him to join the team

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

4

as in begs

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

solicit the President for relief funds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• begs
• petitions
• asks
• prays
• importunes
• beseeches
• entreats
• implores
• conjures
• supplicates
• appeals (to)
• pleads (to)
• besieges
• requires
• requests
• invokes
• calls on
• impetrates
• sues
• compels
• coerces
• desires
• insists
• cadges
• demands
• forces
• bludges
• mooches
• claims
• sponges
• commands

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• implies
• suggests
• intimates
• hints
• pleases
• obliges
• satisfies
• gratifies
• contents
• placates
• appeases
• quiets
• conciliates
• pacifies
• comforts
• mollifies
• consoles

5

as in tempts

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

• tempts
• seduces
• entices
• persuades
• lures
• betrays
• beguiles
• leads on
• baits
• decoys
• allures
• fascinates
• traps
• entraps
• enchants
• ensnares
• snows
• draws in
• captivates
• inveigles
• catches
• meshes
• magnetizes
• enmeshes
• tangles
• snares
• ropes (in)
• charms
• bewitches
• wiles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warns
• cautions
• alerts
• drives (away or off)
• forewarns
• turns away
• wards (off)
• repulses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of solicits

Ty Holmes, chief impact officer for Curriculum Associates, said the company continuously solicits feedback and tries to make changes to address complaints. — Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 12 May 2026

The jury was instructed on the law of parties that holds a person criminally responsible for the conduct of another person if the defendant solicits, encourages, directs or aids the other person to commit an offense. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026

For example, in a typical investment scheme, a person solicits money from a group of individuals and promises to invest their money in a particular way, such as in crypto or in the stock market. — Robert L. Boone, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2026

The organization puts on talks and networking events for women of color in Sacramento, and solicits sponsorships from companies like AT&T and the California Faculty Association. — Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026

The outlet still solicits and publishes grievances from their readers each year. — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2025

The company actively solicits car buyers who might not be able to get financing elsewhere, with promises that 99% of borrowers are approved. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025

With his partner in crime unavailable, Junior solicits Vince. — Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025

Playhouse 44 also solicits donations year-round and holds fundraising nights at American Flatbread Pizza in Canton. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025