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ASK FOR IT Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the phrase ask for it. (exact relations)
There are 16 hypernyms of the phrase ask for it. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for ASK FOR IT

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appeal
verb, nounv, n
noun

• earnest or urgent request

• attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

• (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial

• request for a sum of money

verb

• take a court case to a higher court for review

• request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection

• be attractive to

• challenge (a decision)

• cite as an authority; resort to

beseech
verbv
verb

• ask for or request earnestly

demand
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an urgent or peremptory request

• the ability and desire to purchase goods and services

• required activity

• the act of demanding

• a condition requiring relief

verb

• request urgently and forcefully

• require as useful, just, or proper

• claim as due or just

• lay legal claim to

• summon to court

• ask to be informed of

entreat
verbv
verb

• ask for or request earnestly

implore
verbv
verb

• call upon in supplication; entreat

petition
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

• reverent petition to a deity

verb

• write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

plead
verbv
verb

• appeal or request earnestly

• offer as an excuse or plea

• enter a plea, as in courts of law

• make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts

request
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

• the verbal act of requesting

verb

• express the need or desire for

• ask (a person) to do something

• inquire for (information)

require
verbv
verb

• require as useful, just, or proper

• consider obligatory; request and expect

• make someone do something

• have need of

seek
verbv
noun

• the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk

verb

• try to get or reach

• try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

• make an effort or attempt

• go to or towards

• inquire for

solicit
verbv
verb

• make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

• make amorous advances towards

• approach with an offer of sexual favors

• incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination

• make a solicitation or petition for something desired

sue
verb, nounv, n
noun

• French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)

verb

• institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

urge
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an instinctive motive

• a strong restless desire

verb

• force or impel in an indicated direction

• push for something

• spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

ask for trouble
verb

• persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble

Best Hypernyms For ASK FOR IT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for ask for it, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (13)
appeal beg beseech demand desire entreat implore persevere persist petition request seek solicit
Phrases (3)
hang inhang onhold on

Alternatives for APPEAL

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