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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The Amazon items ranged from gift cards and shoes to Beats headphones and even a Nintendo switch that a farmworker family from Bakersfield had asked for.

From Los Angeles Times

At a hearing this month, an immigration judge postponed an asylum decision and asked for more information from the Department of Homeland Security.

From The Wall Street Journal

His father said: "As a family, we are deeply concerned for Abdul's safety and are asking for the public's help in locating him."

From BBC

The contestants are allowed to ask for a definition and to have the given word be used in a sentence.

From The Wall Street Journal

It required immediately paying the money due, filing the correct tax forms to fix the mistake and asking for forgiveness for the penalties.

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