REQUEST Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word request. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| petition | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority • reverent petition to a deity verb • write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing | ||||||
| ask | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • make a request or demand for something to somebody • direct or put; seek an answer to • consider obligatory; request and expect • address a question to and expect an answer from • require as useful, just, or proper • make a date • require or ask for as a price or condition | ||||||
| beseech | verbv | |||||
verb • ask for or request earnestly | ||||||
| appeal | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • earnest or urgent request • attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates • (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial • request for a sum of money verb • take a court case to a higher court for review • request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection • be attractive to • challenge (a decision) • cite as an authority; resort to | ||||||
| beg | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • call upon in supplication; entreat • make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently • ask to obtain free • dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted | ||||||
| entreat | verbv | |||||
verb • ask for or request earnestly | ||||||
| implore | verbv | |||||
verb • call upon in supplication; entreat | ||||||
| importune | verbv | |||||
verb • beg persistently and urgently | ||||||
| plead | verbv | |||||
verb • appeal or request earnestly • offer as an excuse or plea • enter a plea, as in courts of law • make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts | ||||||
| solicit | verbv | |||||
verb • make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently • make amorous advances towards • approach with an offer of sexual favors • incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination • make a solicitation or petition for something desired | ||||||
| urge | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an instinctive motive • a strong restless desire verb • force or impel in an indicated direction • push for something • spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts | ||||||
| asking | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||
noun • the verbal act of requesting | ||||||
| bespeak | verbv | |||||
verb • be a signal for or a symptom of • express the need or desire for | ||||||
| postulation | nounn | |||||
noun • (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument • a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority | ||||||
| call for | verbv | |||||
verb • express the need or desire for • require as useful, just, or proper • request the participation or presence of • gather or collect | ||||||
| demand | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an urgent or peremptory request • the ability and desire to purchase goods and services • required activity • the act of demanding • a condition requiring relief verb • request urgently and forcefully • require as useful, just, or proper • claim as due or just • lay legal claim to • summon to court • ask to be informed of | ||||||
| prayer | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving) • reverent petition to a deity • earnest or urgent request • a fixed text used in praying • someone who prays to God | ||||||
| wish | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a specific feeling of desire • an expression of some desire or inclination • (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare • the particular preference that you have verb • to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something • make or express a wish • feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of • order politely; express a wish for • invoke upon | ||||||
| quest | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria • the act of searching for something verb • make a search (for) • search the trail of (game) • bark with prolonged noises, of dogs • seek alms, as for religious purposes • express the need or desire for | ||||||
| ask for | ||||||
verb • increase the likelihood of • express the need or desire for | ||||||