Synonyms of asking (for)

asking (for)

verb

present participle of ask (for)

1

as in seeking

to make a request for

don't be afraid to ask for help if you need it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seeking
• speaking (for)
• requesting
• calling (for)
• pleading (for)
• suing (for)
• applying (for)
• wishing (for)
• begging (for)
• clamoring (for)
• pressing (for)
• desiring
• insisting (on)
• petitioning (for)
• requiring
• urging
• demanding
• soliciting
• claiming
• questing
• inviting
• bespeaking
• invoking
• importuning
• enjoining
• requisitioning
• exacting

2

as in wooing

to act so as to make (something) more likely

you are asking for trouble if you invite her ex to the wedding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wooing
• looking for
• inviting
• flirting (with)
• fishing (for)
• seeking
• courting
• angling (for)
• searching
• tempting
• hunting
• provoking

3

as in requesting

to give a request or demand for

the surgeon asked for the scalpel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requesting
• ordering
• putting in (for)
• calling for
• requisitioning
• hiring
• licensing
• commissioning
• soliciting
• chartering
• licencing