Synonyms for ask
æsk, ɑskask

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. ask

   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:
   beg, beseech, crave, demand, entreat, implore, petition, pray, request, 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.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ask, inquire, enquireverb

   inquire about

   "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"

   Synonyms:
   postulate, need, require, expect, demand, inquire, enquire, take, investigate, wonder, involve, call for, necessitate

2. askverb

   make a request or demand for something to somebody

   "She asked him for a loan"

   Synonyms:
   postulate, need, require, expect, demand, inquire, enquire, take, involve, call for, necessitate

3. askverb

   direct or put; seek an answer to

   "ask a question"

   Synonyms:
   postulate, need, require, expect, demand, inquire, enquire, take, involve, call for, necessitate

4. ask, require, expectverb

   consider obligatory; request and expect

   "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"

   Synonyms:
   await, call for, demand, enquire, inquire, need, look, involve, wait, want, require, have a bun in the oven, necessitate, postulate, anticipate, gestate, take, carry, command, expect, bear

5. askverb

   address a question to and expect an answer from

   "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"

   Synonyms:
   postulate, need, require, expect, demand, inquire, enquire, take, involve, call for, necessitate

6. necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demandverb

   require as useful, just, or proper

   "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"

   Synonyms:
   require, read, pick up, occupy, subscribe to, withdraw, lead, ingest, inquire, take on, carry, deal, assume, have, hold, choose, study, learn, fill, necessitate, bespeak, invite, imply, consume, drive, hire, posit, consider, need, rent, pick out, collect, quest, contract, adopt, film, remove, demand, gather up, lease, take aim, want, take up, train, strike, use up, select, take, engage, make, claim, regard, enquire, request, get hold of, exact, take away, pack, call for, affect, expect, bring, command, submit, convey, shoot, aim, direct, contend, charter, get, contain, take in, subscribe, involve, acquire, look at, postulate, accept, guide, admit, conduct

7. askverb

   require or ask for as a price or condition

   "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"

   Synonyms:
   postulate, need, require, expect, demand, inquire, enquire, take, involve, call for, necessitate

Matched Categories

1. • Demand
   • Formulate
   • Request

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. askverb

   Synonyms:
   question, interrogate, inquire of, put the question to

2. askverb

   Synonyms:
   request, solicit, petition, beseech, implore, supplicate, crave, beg, desire, entreat, pray for, prefer a petition for, make application for

3. askverb

   Synonyms:
   require, claim, demand, challenge, call for

4. askverb

   Synonyms:
   petition, beg, pray

5. askverb

   Synonyms:
   inquire, question, make inquiry

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

1. askverb

   Synonyms:
   inquire, question, interrogate, quiz, catechize, request, solicit, petition, supplicate, entreat, desire, beg, seek, beseech, crave, implore, importune, dun, apply, require, demand, expect, challenge, exact, claim, invite, bid

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "ask":

   request, seek, question, wonder, urge, pose, invite, claim, call, demand, asking, put, questions, asked, application, requests, requested, require, please, enquire, requesting, apply, poser, q

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ASK

   Synonyms:
   Cardiology Australian StreptoKinase trial in stroke

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1. Bryan Freedman:

   When Gabrielle Union informed NBC of racially offensive conduct during the taping of America's Got Talent, NBC did not' stand' with her in' outrage at acts of racism,' instead, NBC did not care enough to either promptly investigate Ms. Union's complaints or even ask HR to get involved. Rather, NBC stood against Gabrielle Union and directed its' outrage' at Ms. Union for whistleblowing about the racially offensive conduct Gabrielle Union experienced while working for NBC on America's Got Talent.

2. Tony Salvatore:

   Hotlines and crisis intervention are essential, but too many people never share their risk -- let alone ask for help.

3. Bertrand Jelensperger:

   Every time we look to recruit someone for a big post, we ask the question can we go looking in the United States or another country, and each time the recruitment firms tell us 'no, they'll never come back'.

4. Superintendent Jim Causby:

   It is never appropriate for a teacher to segregate students based on religious, political or personal beliefs, in fact, it is not appropriate for a teacher to even ask a student what their beliefs are. Our school system takes very seriously the rights of students in these areas and students should never be instructed to not share classroom activities with their parents.

5. Michael Avenatti:

   I know some of you may disagree with me. The answer to Donald Trump, you may say, is to do just the opposite of Donald Trump. Being noble, being kind, being classy. And I am all for each of those things, but tonight, with our country under an unprecedented assault by a con man who fights only for himself and degrades the vulnerable and the powerless and regular hardworking people day in and day out, I believe that we must honestly ask ourselves as a party whether those we fight for can afford our gentleness.