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ask

[ask, ahsk] / æsk, ɑsk /
VERB
question
Synonyms
STRONGEST
challenge demand inquire quiz request
STRONG
buzz canvass catechize direct enjoin examine grill hit institute interrogate investigate needle pump query roast sweat
WEAK
cross-examine give the third degree go over hunt for pick one's brains pop the question pry into put the screws to put through the wringer
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer reply
STRONG
ignore
WEAK
claim command disinvite insist repudiate tell
VERB
request
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appeal beg call for charge claim demand order petition plead request seek sue urge
STRONG
angle apply beseech bite bum command crave entreat hit hustle implore impose knock levy mooch pray promote requisition solicit supplicate touch
WEAK
contend for file for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer deny disclaim give reply
STRONG
disapprove
WEAK
claim disinvite ignore insist repudiate tell
VERB
invite
Synonyms
STRONGEST
propose suggest summon urge
STRONG
bid
WEAK
call upon
Antonyms
WEAK
answer claim command disinvite ignore insist reply repudiate tell

Example Sentences

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Fans are going to ask: What is going on with the Dodgers’ bats?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Don’t ask him what he wants it for.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

"I appreciate your understanding and support and ask for privacy for my family, loved ones and myself at this time."

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

There were many ways in which this movement went wrong, and if you ask 100 participants in it, you’ll get 100 different answers.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

‘A half-grown boy who knows nothing! Yet you ask me to believe that he is the only one who can -‘ He stopped short, shaking his head.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.