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solicitation

[suh-lis-i-tey-shuhn] / səˌlɪs ɪˈteɪ ʃən /
NOUN
appeal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
application bid call claim demand overture petition plea proposal question suit
STRONG
address adjuration entreaty importunity invocation prayer proposition recourse requisition submission supplication
WEAK
imploration
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer reply
WEAK
denial disavowal disclaimer refusal retraction revocation ugliness
NOUN
application
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appeal claim demand form inquiry letter petition
STRONG
blank draft entreaty paper requisition suit
Antonyms
STRONGEST
reply
STRONG
demand
NOUN
attraction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allure appeal attractiveness interest
STRONG
allurement bait captivation charm chemistry come-on courting draw enchantment endearment enthrallment enticement fascination gravitation inclination inducement invitation it lure magnetism pull seduction temptation tendency
WEAK
drawing power
Antonyms
STRONG
discouragement repulsion
WEAK
revulsion
NOUN
behest
Synonyms
STRONG
bidding charge command commandment demand dictate direction injunction instruction mandate order precept prompting request wish word
WEAK
expressed desire
Antonyms
STRONG
answer question reply
NOUN
call
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appeal invitation order plea proposal request visit
STRONG
bidding command notice subpoena summons supplication
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer reply
NOUN
demand
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appeal application call claim insistence interest need order requirement sale trade
STRONG
arrogation bid bidding charge clamor command counterclaim entreaty exaction importunity imposition inquiry interrogation lien necessity occasion petition plea prayer pursuit requisition rush search stipulation suit supplication ultimatum vogue want
WEAK
call for entreatment impetration imploration
Antonyms
STRONG
answer reply retreat
WEAK
grant offer
NOUN
desire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appeal hope wish
STRONG
entreaty importunity petition supplication want
Antonyms
WEAK
answer antagonism aversion disgust dislike distaste hate hatred reply repulsion
NOUN
imploration
Synonyms
WEAK
address adjuration application bid call claim demand entreaty importunity invocation overture petition plea prayer proposal proposition question recourse requisition submission suit supplication
NOUN
invitation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appeal bid challenge date encouragement overture petition proposition request suggestion summons
STRONG
allurement attraction begging bidding call compliments coquetry enticement feeler ground hit incitement inducement invite lure motive offer paper pass pressure proffer prompting provocation reason supplication temptation urge
WEAK
come-hither come-on open door rain check
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer denial refusal
STRONG
deterrent discouragement dislike hindrance prevention repulsion
NOUN
petition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
application prayer request suit
STRONG
address entreaty imprecation invocation memorial supplication
WEAK
imploration round robin
NOUN
plea
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appeal application entreaty overture petition prayer suit
STRONG
imprecation intercession orison supplication
WEAK
imploration round robin
Antonyms
STRONGEST
demand
WEAK
answer decision reply sentence
NOUN
request
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appeal application call demand desire inquiry invitation offer suit
STRONG
asking begging commercial entreaty prayer recourse requisition supplication
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer refusal reply
NOUN
suit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
application court petition
STRONG
address asking attention courtship entreaty imprecation invocation plea prayer requesting soliciting supplication wooing
WEAK
imploration
Antonyms
STRONG
answer
WEAK
demand order
NOUN
supplication
Synonyms
STRONG
entreaty litany petition plea prayer request rogation
WEAK
ave obsecration
Antonyms
STRONG
answer reply

Example Sentences

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A solicitation to contractors posted by the agency after the court hearing described a project of modular units of 120 to 390 square feet with bathrooms and kitchenettes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

All this for a mere solicitation to buy a Medicare Advantage plan from a big insurer.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025

Prosecutors had sought an arrest warrant for Han on four charges including improper solicitation and graft, and occupational embezzlement.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

Each tribute is also a plea, and the book as a whole is a solicitation: It’s past time for us to truly see these beings, recognize their majesty, and step up, finally, to protect them.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2024

“Why?” he asked; himself growing serious at his companion’s solicitation.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

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