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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Investors, for their part, know they are unlikely to get all the shares they ask for in the IPO, so traditionally they inflate the number they want.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

He also said that their two children reminded him of "the best" of Michelle and that they "ask for her perfume so they can still smell her".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

They can say that they want to settle, and then you can maybe ask for some other things.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

“But when we ask for a backhoe to help in our searches, there is never one available,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

We seem to keep going in circles and have to ask for directions from tourists who are just as lost as we are.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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