REQUESTED Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in solicited

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verb

past tense of request

as in ordered

to give a request or demand for a notice requesting that I report for jury duty on Monday morning

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as in sought

to make a request for request extra ketchup for my fries

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as in asked

to make a request of a letter from the First Lady graciously requesting the chorus to perform at the White House

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Recent Examples of requested

Adjective

The company also saw another increase in requested pickups around the December holidays. — Nia Bowers, Ascend Agency, 13 Aug. 2026 Santacroce said the requested $2 million in annual funding for bridge repairs is just a starting point for a new bridge maintenance program. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026 Morally Gray marks the first release under Quinn Features, Quinn’s new banner for elevated, premium audio romances narrated by highly requested rising talent. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026

Verb

Long Beach Police requested the help of its SWAT team, which eventually made entry into the house. — Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2026 The company has also requested permission to increase LC-36’s annual launch limit from 12 to 50 flights. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 The perfecting statement and requested cure The notice must explicitly state that it is served to fulfill the procedural prerequisite for pursuing the statutory civil remedy. — Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 The plaintiffs requested jury trials to determine damages, according to the complaints filed in San Francisco Superior Court. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026 The governors of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands both requested emergency disaster declarations on Friday. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 On October 5, the account then requested that eBay delete the order history and the account itself, according to the affidavit. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 The company continues to collect and share data with the FDA about the side effects reported with the drug since going to market, but the agency has not requested warning-label changes. — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026 Citing people familiar with the matter, Nikkei reported that Apple’s October component orders for the two models are at least 15% below what the company originally requested. — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for requested

Adjective

First, the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability solicited bids from companies that could provide a reading screener.

— Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 8 Sep. 2026
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York, claimed Rozier solicited and accepted a $100,000 bribe in exchange for tipping off a group of bettors about his plan to leave a game early because of an injury.

— Tom Winter, NBC news, 10 June 2026

Definition of solicited

Verb

The show sought to expand norms of representation—a project whose sincerity all but courts the cringeworthy—with artists hell-bent on deconstructing the drive for beauty, including Orlan, Sara Cwynar, Juno Calypso, and Haley Morris-Cafiero.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
In response, the streaming giant has sought to diversify its content in recent years, expanding into live sports, documentaries and video games in order to compete for share of consumer attention.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of sought

Verb

When asked about potential trust issues, Al Hassan pointed to the government’s history of completing projects and handling emergencies, like the pandemic.

— Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
By the editing stage, the music had become so integral to the film that Haynes asked composer Marcelo Zarvos to rearrange and adapt it.

— Lise Pedersen, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of asked

Adjective

Schools closed before Isaias swept through the region last Friday and have been scrambling to make needed repairs to facilities while awaiting power restoration.

— Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Many shelters are operated by nonprofit organizations but owned by the city or private entities, limiting the nonprofit’s ability to make needed improvements.

— Jeffrey Ginsburg, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of needed

Adjective

Expect Raman, whom City Hall opponents have long trashed as conflict-averse, to focus on a message of possibility and positivity while holding her ground and striking back — and hard — when necessary.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Officials said no other evacuations were necessary and public safety employees and emergency responders remained on duty.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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