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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'ask'

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1. (verb) ask, inquire, enquire
inquire about
Synonyms: postulate, need, require, expect, demand, inquire, enquire, ask, take, investigate, wonder, involve, call for, necessitate

2. (verb) ask
make a request or demand for something to somebody
Synonyms: postulate, need, require, expect, demand, inquire, enquire, take, involve, call for, necessitate

3. (verb) ask
direct or put; seek an answer to
Synonyms: postulate, need, require, expect, demand, inquire, enquire, take, involve, call for, necessitate

4. (verb) ask, require, expect
consider obligatory; request and expect
Synonyms: await, call for, demand, enquire, inquire, need, look, involve, wait, want, require, have a bun in the oven, necessitate, postulate, anticipate, gestate, take, carry, ask, command, expect, bear

5. (verb) ask
address a question to and expect an answer from
Synonyms: postulate, need, require, expect, demand, inquire, enquire, take, involve, call for, necessitate

6. (verb) necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
require as useful, just, or proper
Synonyms: require, read, pick up, occupy, subscribe to, withdraw, lead, ingest, inquire, take on, carry, deal, assume, have, hold, choose, study, learn, fill, necessitate, bespeak, invite, imply, consume, drive, hire, posit, consider, need, rent, pick out, collect, quest, contract, adopt, film, remove, demand, gather up, lease, take aim, want, take up, train, strike, use up, select, take, engage, make, claim, regard, enquire, request, get hold of, exact, take away, pack, call for, affect, expect, bring, command, submit, convey, shoot, aim, direct, contend, charter, get, contain, take in, subscribe, involve, acquire, look at, postulate, accept, guide, admit, ask, conduct

7. (verb) ask
require or ask for as a price or condition
Synonyms: postulate, need, require, expect, demand, inquire, enquire, take, involve, call for, necessitate

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'ask'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. ask
One asks what he feels that he may fairly claim and reasonably expect; "if a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father," Luke xi, 11; he begs for that to which he advances no claim b
Synonyms: ask, beg, crave, entreat, petition, request, solicit, beseech, demand, implore, pray, require, supplicate
Antonyms: claim, deny, enforce, exact, extort, insist, refuse, reject, command

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