invitation

[in-vi-tey-shuhn] / ˌɪn vɪˈteɪ ʃən /

NOUN

proposal; asking

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appeal bid challenge date encouragement overture petition proposition request solicitation 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

Example Sentences

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But she accepted an invitation to meet a week later at the Park Hyatt hotel in Vienna.

From The Wall Street Journal

Leo declined, at least for this year, an invitation to visit the U.S. that Vice President JD Vance gave him in Rome last May.

From The Wall Street Journal

News of the 24 February invitation comes after the monarch acknowledged there had been "a lot of abuse" during the Spanish conquest of the territory that would become Mexico.

From BBC

He did, however, accept an invitation to come to visit us.

From Literature

He’s already been invited to their next home game by somebody from Doncic’s camp, and future invitations are sure to follow.

From Los Angeles Times

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