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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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“Now’s the time to find deals. Use the war for leverage,” Hoult said, urging buyers to ask for concessions from sellers tired of waiting for more buyers to emerge.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

“Seems like lots of people are reaching out to ask for different things!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

"I can state categorically that at no point did I ask for, take or receive a bribe of any sort from these persons and did not abuse my office," Alison-Madueke told the court.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

"We will ask for special powers," she said, including to modernize police and deploy the armed forces in prisons.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

But if it came, it would only ask for food.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver