Synonyms for

Requests

Verb / rɪˈkwests / / ri:ˈkwests / / rɪˈkwes / / ri:ˈkwes / Another word for requests — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Requests means asking someone for something or making a demand for something.

Synonyms & similar words

callfor asking postulation request petition quest bespeak demands asks pleads begs solicits craves desires wants needs requires invites summons orders insists urges proposes suggests recommends advocates entreats

Synonyms by register

Formal

appeals petitions solicits implores

Informal

asks for wants needs is after

Literary

beseeches craves pleads

Antonyms

denies refuses rejects withholds prohibits forbids

Common collocations

  • make requests
  • submit requests
  • handle requests
  • process requests
  • urgent requests
  • formal requests
  • written requests
  • customer requests

Word family

noun request
verb request
adjective requestable

Usage note

While 'request' can be used as a verb, it is often considered more formal than 'ask'. As a noun, it is very common in both formal and informal contexts.

Example sentences

  1. I made a request for some water.
  2. She requests a new toy from her parents.
  3. The customer requests a refund.
  4. He requests a day off from work.
  5. She requests a meeting with her manager.

Quotes

  • The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. - George Bernard Shaw
  • It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much. ... The life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully. - Seneca
  • Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. - Winston Churchill

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