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solicited
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solicited
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sought |
| Synonyms: | approached, asked for, invited, petitioned, requested |
| Main Entry: | requested |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wanted |
| Synonyms: | appealed, asked, demanded, desired, hunted, needed, petitioned, requisitioned, solicited, sought, wished |
| Main Entry: | urged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pressed |
| Synonyms: | adjured, advised, allured, asked, begged, charged, coaxed, coerced, commanded, desired, exhorted, forced, implored, influenced, lured, motivated, moved, prompted, requested, solicited, wheedled |
| Main Entry: | angle for |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt to get |
| Synonyms: | aim for, be after, cast about for, connive, conspire, contrive, fish for, hint, hunt, invite, look for, maneuver, plan, plot, scheme, seek, solicit, strive, try for |
| Main Entry: | appeal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | request |
| Synonyms: | address, adjure, advance, apply, ask, beg, beseech, bid, call, call upon, claim, contest, crave, demand, entreat, hit on, implore, importune, petition, plead, pray, propose, proposition, question, refer, require, resort to, solicit, strike, submit, sue, supplicate, urge |
| Antonyms: | deny, disclaim, recall, refuse, renounce, retract, revoke |
| Main Entry: | apply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask, request |
| Synonyms: | appeal, claim, demand, inquire, petition, put in, put in for, requisition, solicit, sue |
| Main Entry: | ask |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | request |
| Synonyms: | angle, appeal, apply, beg, beseech, bite*, bum*, call for, charge, claim, command, contend for, crave, demand, entreat, file for, hit*, hustle*, implore, impose, knock*, levy, mooch, order, petition, plead, pray, promote*, request, requisition, seek, solicit, sue, supplicate, touch*, urge |
| Antonyms: | answer, claim, command, insist, tell |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attempt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try, make effort |
| Synonyms: | aim, attack, do level best, endeavor, essay, exert oneself, experiment, give a fling, give a whirl, give best shot, give it a go, give it a try, give old college try, go the limit, have a crack, have a go at, make a run at, pursue, push, seek, shoot the works, solicit, strive, tackle, take a stab at, take best shot, take on, try one's hand at, undertake, venture |
| Antonyms: | be lazy |
| Main Entry: | attract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | draw attention |
| Synonyms: | allure, appeal to, bait, beckon, beguile, bewitch, bring, captivate, charm, come on, court, drag, draw, enchant, endear, engage, enthrall, entice, entrance, exert influence, fascinate, freak out, give the come-on, go over big, grab, hook, induce, interest, intrigue, inveigle, invite, kill, knock dead, knock out, lure, magnetize, make a hit with, mousetrap, pull, rope in, score, seduce, send*, slay, solicit, spellbind, steer, suck in, sweep off one's feet, tempt, turn on, vamp, wile, wow* |
| Antonyms: | repel, repulse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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