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Ask

🔄 Synonyms of "Ask"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
inquireverb	(intransitive, US, Canada, Australia) To ask (about something).
necessitateverb	(transitive) To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about.
demandnoun	The desire to purchase goods and services.
poseverb	(transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
needverb	(transitive) To have an absolute requirement for.
takeverb	(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
involveverb	To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation.
enquireverb	British English form of inquire. [(intransitive, US, Canada, Australia) To ask (about something).]
requireverb	Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.
call forverb	(figuratively) To request, demand.
expectverb	(ambitransitive) To predict or believe that something will happen

↔️ Antonyms of "Ask"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
obviateverb	(transitive) To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
eliminateverb	(transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
rid ofverb	do away with

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ask"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
inquireverb	(intransitive, US, Canada, Australia) To ask (about something).
enquireverb	British English form of inquire. [(intransitive, US, Canada, Australia) To ask (about something).]
requireverb	Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.
demandverb	To request forcefully.
necessitateverb	(transitive) To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about.
needverb	(transitive) To have an absolute requirement for.
involveverb	To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation.
expectverb	(ambitransitive) To predict or believe that something will happen
takeverb	(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
call forverb	(figuratively) To request, demand.
poseverb	(transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
queryverb	(transitive) To ask, inquire.
interrogateverb	(transitive) to question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner
requestverb	(transitive or with a subjunctive clause) To ask for (something).
questionverb	(transitive) To ask questions of; to interrogate; to ask for information.
cross-examineverb	(intransitive) To question a trial witness who has already been questioned by the other side.
quizverb	(transitive) To question (someone) closely, to interrogate.
requiringnoun	(archaic) A requirement.
examineverb	To observe or inspect carefully or critically.
interviewverb	(transitive) To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview.