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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Home buyers almost always had the power to negotiate or ask for extra perks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

‘It feels ironic to ask for privacy during this time,’ they said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

There are the long-simmered, brothy pots — the ones that ask for a Sunday afternoon, for a low flame and a little patience, their depth accumulating slowly, almost imperceptibly, over time.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

"How can you ask for co-operative behaviour when you screw them on trade?" he says.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Maybe this was the most Seven could ask for.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

ask for

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