Synonyms of requesting

requesting

verb

present participle of request

1

as in ordering

to give a request or demand for

a notice requesting that I report for jury duty on Monday morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in seeking

to make a request for

request extra ketchup for my fries

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in asking

to make a request of

a letter from the First Lady graciously requesting the chorus to perform at the White House

Synonyms & Similar Words

• asking
• inviting
• petitioning
• calling upon
• soliciting
• begging
• hitting (up)
• requiring
• praying
• invoking
• calling on
• imploring
• beseeching
• appealing (to)
• pleading (to)
• demanding
• conjuring
• entreating
• supplicating
• importuning
• enjoining
• pressing
• exacting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• requiring
• forcing
• compelling
• coercing
• constraining
• obliging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of requesting

Democratic lawmakers in Congress questioned whether the plant at the center of the deadly listeria outbreak in 2024 is fit to reopen, requesting Boar's Head officials to face a federal food safety caucus. —Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025

Fox News Digital reached out to cannabis industry organizations requesting comment. —Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025

When Williams’ case was sent to DOAH, Citron filed a motion requesting, among other things, that DOAH Judge Todd Resavage disclose any potential conflicts. —Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025

The mayor is requesting to divert $42 million of those dollars into the new reserve fund, which the City Council would have to approve. —Dana Afana, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025

Allbirds and Ralph Lauren did not return emails requesting comment. —Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 15 Sep. 2025

Prosecutor Stephen Kress filed the disclosure Sunday, requesting the appeals court delay enforcement of its decision until the Supreme Court's October 20 filing deadline. —Adeola Adeosun gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025

The deletion of 57 hours of relevant video came after county attorneys received two notices requesting that officials retain all records and video related to Schuck’s incarceration and death. —Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025

Already, in an effort to encourage reenlistments and a way to retain talented service members, the Marine Corps in recent years has started taking family interests into account and has been looking at options for requesting duty stations. —Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025