ASKS Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

asks

verb

Definition of asks next

present tense third-person singular of ask

as in interrogates

to put a question or questions to my coworkers asked me all about my trip to Machu Picchu

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as in requests

to make a request of ask the salesclerk for assistance

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as in charges

to set or receive as a price they are only asking $300 for that antique grandfather clock

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as in invites

to request the presence or participation of a fixture on the party circuit, that couple is always asking people over for dinner

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Recent Examples of asks At the beginning of the story, Bruce asks Louise to rate her pain from one to ten—something that medical professionals are trained to do. —

Nina Mesfin, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026 With his approval rating slipping and scrutiny mounting over how his office communicates with Marylanders, this week’s reader poll asks whether voters still trust the governor to level with the public. —

Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026 Baird often asks about stressors and looks at iron and vitamin D levels, thyroid health, and hormones — all of which can influence scalp and hair health. —

Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026 And then Pearl asks her, Von, Vonny, can plants be architecture? —

Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026 Stone recalled filming a scene in which her hustler character asks De Niro’s bigshot casino-operating character for money. —

Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026 Using developer tools, the lawsuit found that opening prompts are always shared, as are any follow-up questions the search engine asks that a user clicks on. —

Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026 This month asks you to confront power dynamics head-on and redefine your boundaries, even if doing so disrupts the status quo. —

Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026 In the video, Gray asks Sarac how much money her son took. —

Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026

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Longtime Univision news anchor Jorge Ramos and his daughter Paola Ramos — a journalist whose latest book interrogates the rise of the Latino far right — are moderating the conversation at Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
Ian Cheney’s brisk but sprawling doc interrogates the origins of the dish, who invented it, how it got popularized, and the eponymous 19th-century military leader who may (or may not) have inspired it.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026