Synonyms for request
rɪˈkwɛstre·quest

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1. requestverb

   Synonyms:
   bespeak, wish, indicate, call for, ask, pray

2. requestverb

   Act of requesting.

   Synonyms:
   call for, bespeak, ask, pray, wish, indicate, asking, prayer

3. requestnoun

   Formal message requesting something.

   Synonyms:
   pray, bespeak, wish, call for, ask, indicate, petition, postulation

4. requestnoun

   condition of being sought after.

   Synonyms:
   demand

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. request

   One asks what he feels that he may fairly claim and reasonably expect; "if a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father," Luke xi, 11; he begs for that to which he advances no claim but pity. Demand is a determined and often an arrogant word; one may rightfully demand what is his own or his due, when it is withheld or denied; or he may wrongfully demand that to which he has no claim but power. Require is less arrogant and obtrusive than demand, but is exceedingly strenuous; as, the court requires the attendance of witnesses. Entreat implies a special earnestness of asking, and beseech, a still added and more humble intensity; beseech was formerly often used as a polite intensive for beg or pray; as, I beseech you to tell me. To implore is to ask with weeping and lamentation; to supplicate is to ask, as it were, on bended knees. Crave and request are somewhat formal terms; crave has almost disappeared from conversation; request would seem distant between parent and child. Pray is now used chiefly of address to the Supreme Being; petition is used of written request to persons in authority; as, to petition the legislature to pass an act, or the governor to pardon an offender.

   Synonyms:
   ask, beg, beseech, crave, demand, entreat, implore, petition, pray, require, solicit, supplicate

   Antonyms:
   claim, command, deny, enforce, exact, extort, insist, refuse, reject

   Preposition:
   Ask a person for a thing; ask a thing of or from a person; ask after or about one's health, welfare, friends, etc.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.8 / 4 votes

1. requestverb

   Synonyms:
   ask, desire, beg, entreat, beseech, petition, supplicate, solicit, demand

   Antonyms:
   command, order, insist, direct, dictate, enjoin, require, demand, exact

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. request, petition, postulationnoun

   a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

   Synonyms:
   prayer, orison, predication, asking, postulation, petition

2. request, askingverb

   the verbal act of requesting

   Synonyms:
   asking, postulation, petition

3. request, bespeak, call for, questverb

   express the need or desire for; ask for

   "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

   Synonyms:
   call for, demand, bespeak, indicate, betoken, gather up, need, postulate, involve, point, bay, require, pick up, quest, necessitate, take, collect, ask, signal, invite

4. requestverb

   ask (a person) to do something

   "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"

   Synonyms:
   quest, call for, bespeak

5. requestverb

   inquire for (information)

   "I requested information from the secretary"

   Synonyms:
   quest, call for, bespeak

Matched Categories

1. • Ask
   • Inquire

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. requestnoun

   Synonyms:
   petition, prayer, entreaty, suit, solicitation, supplication

2. requestnoun

   Synonyms:
   demand

3. requestverb

   Synonyms:
   solicit, ask, entreat, beg, beseech, beg for, petition for, ask for

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. requestnoun

   Synonyms:
   asking, solicitation, demand, instance, prayer, petition, entreaty, suit, quest

2. requestverb

   Synonyms:
   ask, supplicate, petition, beg, entreat, importune, beseech

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1. List of paraphrases for "request":

   application, demand, ask, requisition, requests, claim, petition, requested, asks, asked, call, seek, requesting, calls, motion, asking, applications, pray, demande, appeal, requirement, order, demands, require, plea, solicit, submission, requisitions, apply, solicitation, complaint, seeks, requête, claiming, called, wondering, invitation, enquired, demanded, praying, ordering

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How to use request in a sentence?

1. AMYNE E. QASEM:

   I request the Swedish central bank to award Nobel prize in theft , at least we will receive the prize

2. Richard Neal:

   Treasury Department has decided not to allow the IRS to comply with Chairman Neal request by the April 10 deadline. I will consult with counsel and determine the appropriate response to the commissioner in the coming days.

3. Mark Bankston:

   I am under request from various federal agencies and law enforcement to provide( the records), absent a ruling from you saying you can not do that... I intend to do so immediately following this hearing.

4. The US:

   The United States is aware of Iran's request for financing from the IMF and, as in the past, we remain opposed to funding going to Iran that could be used to foster the regime's malign and destabilizing activities, unfortunately, the Iranian central bank, which is currently under sanction, has been a key actor in financing terrorism across the region and we have no confidence that funds would be used to fight the coronavirus.

5. Marco Rubio:

   I don't think it's a real request, i think he did it to get you guys. I think he did it to provoke you to ask me and others and get outraged by it. He plays it like a violin and everyone falls into it. That's not a real request.