Definitions

ask for

VERB

call for

Synonyms

STRONGEST

involve need request require suggest want

WEAK

inquire lack necessitate occasion

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike have

VERB

challenge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assert call for claim confront defy demand denounce impose require test try

STRONG

accost arouse beard brave cross dare exact impeach impugn inquire investigate provoke query reclaim stimulate summon tax vindicate

WEAK

call out face down face off face the music fly in the face of hang in insist upon invite competition make a point of make a stand object to search out stand up to stick it out throw down the gauntlet

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny

STRONG

answer calm dodge ignore

WEAK

agreement decision victory

Example Sentences

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Deputy Assistant Commissioner James Harman said he had "significant cause for concern" but the force could not ask for either protest event to be banned.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The attorneys general ask for close review of documents submitted ahead of the public listing, including the S-1, an initial registration document companies file when they go public detailing their finances and conflicts of interest.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

During previous visits, Levin said he would ask for detainees who met specific criteria, such as those held in a unit of the detention center that was the source of complaints to his office.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Papperger refused to give an exact number, but added: "We always said it should be a program which is more than 10 billion, and we have to ask for that."

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

“So she sent you over here to ask for the money?”

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm

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