Definition for Ask:

• To request: to make inquiry.

Synonyms for Ask:

• n.

  •
  • appeal,
  • ask for.
  •
  • propose,
  • interview,
  • suggest.
  •
  • put,
  • disinvite,
  • pose,
  • raise.
  •
  • warn.

• v.

  •invite (verb)
  • bid.
  •question (verb)
  • explore,
  • needle,
  • probe,
  • challenge,
  • canvass,
  • go over,
  • direct,
  • demand,
  • institute,
  • pump,
  • question,
  • roast,
  • put through the wringer,
  • quiz,
  • debate,
  • dispute,
  • pry into,
  • delve,
  • survey,
  • interpolate,
  • hunt for,
  • query,
  • catechize,
  • buzz,
  • inquire,
  • put the screws to,
  • pop the question,
  • examine,
  • HIT,
  • seek,
  • request,
  • investigate,
  • sweat,
  • interrogate,
  • enjoin,
  • pick one's brains,
  • give the third degree,
  • poll,
  • contemplate.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • inquisitor,
  • grill,
  • Imploration,
  • Appealer,
  • apply,
  • summon,
  • interrogatory,
  • inquire into,
  • plead,
  • quester,
  • inquire of,
  • broach,
  • inquirer.
  •
  • inquiry,
  • reception,
  • result,
  • explain,
  • put to,
  • tackle,
  • questioner,
  • entail.
  •
  • prayer,
  • sue,
  • angle,
  • resolve.
  •
  • guest.
  •
  • return.
  •appeal
  • resort to,
  • refer,
  • call upon.
  •indicate
  • bespeak.
  •petition
  • put in for.
  •request
  • beg.
  •require
  • take.
  •take counsel
  • consult.

Paraphrases for Ask:

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    Has.
  • Noun, plural
    invites.
  • Verb, past tense
    Urged, Questioned, Wished, instructed, enquired, commissioned, wanted, Inquired, Appealed, appeals, raised, called, directed, deducted, posed, turned, Wondered, Demanded, claims.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    seeking, Advising, Soliciting, wondering, Instructing, wanting, appealing, Querying, mandating, filing, ordering, Begging, posing, Availing, Charging, Needing, getting.
  • Verb, past participle
    Questioned, Prompted, solicited, Approached, Wondered.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    wonder, questions, pray, beseech, implore, appeal, say, pose, interrogate, tell, Told, encourage, insist, askyou, raise, know, Knew, wish, hypothesize, arise.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    solicits, wishes, presents, represents, follows, Queries, formulates, poses, becomes, Charges, provides, remains, makes, questions, claims, raises.
  • Verb, base form
    invited, Wondered, wonder, questions, enquire, claims, pray, implore, raises, appeal, say, pose, plead, interrogate, tell, encourage, insist, askyou, cross-examine, raise, know, journalist, impose, ascertain, wish, arise.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    asking.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    asking.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    please.
  • Verb, base form
    please.

Antonyms for Ask:

• v.

  • question
    repudiate, disinvite, ignore, tell.
  • request
    disclaim, disapprove, give.
  • Other antonyms:
    constrain, eliminate, duck, answer, exact, extort, reject, claim, insist, comment, force, enforce, require, reply, refuse, deny, oblige, observe, avoid, remark, coerce, retort, command, compel.

Homophones for Ask:

• aix, akha, ashe, aqua, ashcake, achy, aga, accuse, aec, aweigh, auxesis, ace, ashy, ac, agog, ash, azo, azygos, assizes, aizoaceae, a.k.a., agha, accho, azoic, asch, Aggeus, ak, az, agua, agio, as such, Asahikawa, aug, ash-key, Assessee, ajuga, aqueous, Agee, aguish, axis, ACC, ascus, asio, assagai, awake, ag, ass, assegai, askew, ash cake, AUC, a-okay, as, ack-ack, ache, asea, akka, assize, ackee, agassiz, ascii, age, aussie, acacia, ax, axe, azygous, agaze, Ajaia Ajaja, ascesis, access, ago, aegis, acquiesce, Augeas, ajaia, aas, asia, auk, accoucheuse, au jus, a-ok, Ajax, ague, akee, assay, assuage, awash, assess, akko, as we say, aku.

Hypernym for Ask:

• v.

  • communication
    request, solicit.

Hyponym for Ask:

• v.

  • communication
    call for, phrase, articulate, quest, ask for, request, give voice, demand, word, bespeak, formulate.