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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That compares with older plans that ask for 20 or 25 years of payments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

“Everywhere I go in the district, people ask for more police resources,” Park said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

It’s not like he didn’t ask for feedback, though.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The maximum a landlord can ask for remains:

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

That was all Josie could ask for, wasn’t it?

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix