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SOLICIT Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word solicit. (exact relations)
There are 19 hypernyms of the word solicit. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for SOLICIT

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beg
verb, nounv, n
verb

• call upon in supplication; entreat

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

• ask to obtain free

• dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted

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)

ask
verb, nounv, n
verb

• make a request or demand for something to somebody

• direct or put; seek an answer to

• consider obligatory; request and expect

• address a question to and expect an answer from

• require as useful, just, or proper

• make a date

• require or ask for as a price or condition

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

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

romance
nounn
adjective

• relating to languages derived from Latin

noun

• the group of languages derived from Latin

• a relationship between two lovers

• an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)

• a story dealing with love

• a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life

verb

• make amorous advances towards

• have a love affair with

• talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

• tell romantic or exaggerated lies

accost
verbv
verb

• speak to someone

• approach with an offer of sexual favors

address
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

• the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with

• the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

• the manner of speaking to another individual

• a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described

• written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location

• the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball

• the ability to do or say what is appropriate for the occasion

verb

• speak to

• give a speech to

• put an address on (an envelope)

• direct a question at someone

• address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question

• greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name

• access or locate by address

• act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

• speak to someone

• adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting

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

court
nounn
noun

• an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

• Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947)

• a room in which a law court sits

• the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state

• a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played

• the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince

• a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area

• the residence of a sovereign or nobleman

• an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings

• respectful deference

verb

• make amorous advances towards

• seek someone's favor

• engage in social activities leading to marriage

hook
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a catch for locking a door

• a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

• anything that serves as an enticement

• a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something

• a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something

• a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer

• a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent

• a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket

verb

• fasten with a hook

• rip off; ask an unreasonable price

• make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle

• hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left

• take by theft

• make off with belongings of others

• hit with a hook

• catch with a hook

• to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

• secure with the foot

• entice and trap

• approach with an offer of sexual favors

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

supplicate
verbv
verb

• ask humbly (for something)

• make a humble, earnest petition

• ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer

tap
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the sound made by a gentle blow

• a gentle blow

• a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask

• a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)

• a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads

• a plug for a bunghole in a cask

• the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information

• a light touch or stroke

verb

• cut a female screw thread with a tap

• draw from or dip into to get something

• strike lightly

• draw from; make good use of

• tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

• furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it

• make light, repeated taps on a surface

• walk with a tapping sound

• dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes

• draw (liquor) from a tap

• pierce in order to draw a liquid from

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

woo
verbv
verb

• seek someone's favor

• make amorous advances towards

worry
verb, nounv, n
noun

• something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

• a strong feeling of anxiety

verb

• be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy

• be concerned with

• disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress

• be on the mind of

• lacerate by biting

• touch or rub constantly

thig
adjectiveadj
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Best Hypernyms For SOLICIT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for solicit, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (17)
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Phrases (2)
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