SOLICITING Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in prayerful

asking humbly a soliciting tone is better when asking for lenient treatment you don't deserve

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soliciting

2 of 3

noun

as in begging

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soliciting

3 of 3

verb

present participle of solicit

as in interviewing

to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information solicited several opinions about which job he should accept

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reporting

as in requesting

to make a request for always ready to solicit donations for a charity

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as in asking

to make a request of solicited him to join the team

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as in petitioning

to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner solicit the President for relief funds

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as in luring

to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage how many men have been solicited into purchasing bogus aids for "male enhancement" by shameless appeals to their vanity?

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Recent Examples of soliciting

Noun

Seybolt said the steps to choose the alternative standardized test are similar to the screener selection process, with the commission soliciting bids and making a recommendation to the state Board of Education. — Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 8 Sep. 2026 The man who was shot was possibly under the influence, according to the person who reported the soliciting. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026 Truist is seeking compensatory damages, an injunction against further soliciting and hiring of its employees, and attorney fees. — Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026 Christopher George Santanelli, 42, is being held in the Broward County Main Jail on a charge of an authority figure soliciting or engaging in a romantic relationship with a student, jail records show. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026

Verb

Prior to his indictment, New was arrested at a Walmart in East Point, GA for allegedly soliciting customers to purchase SNAP EBT cards from him. — Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026 Immediately upon being elected for the second time, his aides began soliciting checks at dinners where companies and donors angling for influence could buy face time with the leader of the free world, sometimes for a million dollars a head. — Marisela Cruz Jillian Anthony Marisela Cruz, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2026 But his reputation was dealt a grievous blow by the Epstein files, which showed that Botstein corresponded closely with the late financier for years, including after Epstein’s conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Colorado’s system goes back about five decades and is meant to keep judges from soliciting donations and running political campaigns. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026 The family traveled around the country preaching and soliciting donations, and when Gortner was 16, his father absconded with what was reported to be $3 million in donations. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026 Earlier this year, Cook pleaded guilty to soliciting a child via computer and unlawful use of a two-way communications device. — Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 Peterson was also later convicted of soliciting the murder of the prosecutor who handled his murder case. — Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026 The Giants’ starting quarterback is having season-ending surgery on his left knee after soliciting second opinions on the results of Tuesday’s MRI, coach John Harbaugh said Wednesday. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for soliciting

Adjective

His prayerful recognition of God’s supremacy and government of the universe refreshed his heart and lifted his thought above the human fears and limitations that plague an illusory, material sense of existence.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026
Tigua dancers of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo performed a prayerful ceremony traditional before a hunt.

— Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 June 2026

Definition of prayerful

Verb

The couple were sold, tapping Buck without interviewing anyone else.

— Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026
The department said officers spent the day gathering evidence, interviewing witnesses and reviewing video from multiple perspectives, including footage showing interactions between Moreida and federal personnel before the collision.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of interviewing

Verb

According to a statement from the Winter Park Police Department, officers were contacted by a soccer league official requesting a response to a disturbance between the parents of a player and league staff.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
The company filed a complaint to the European Commission in May requesting an anti-dumping probe into Chinese imports of the active ingredient used in the antibiotic amoxicillin.

— Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of requesting

Verb

After the shooting took place, the university issued a statement on X asking members of its campus community to stay away from the area.

— Samantha Cookinham, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026
The neurologist emphasized that patients should feel comfortable asking questions and getting a second opinion.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of asking

Verb

Those hoping to challenge the highest court’s composition or jurisdiction may go about that in a few ways, such as by petitioning for term limits.

— Connor Greene, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Some vendors have been petitioning the FCC, noting that the ongoing memory shortage has forced them to modify existing routers with replacement components.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of petitioning

Verb

That is how the awe of AI is luring our attention away from the slow and steady assault by America’s race demons.

— Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
The Hoosiers paid handsomely for their big pickup via the transfer portal, luring him from Michigan State.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of luring

Noun

Patriot stockpiles are low, largely because of the Iran war, and Ukraine has received only small numbers of them this year despite President Volodymyr Zelensky’s pleading.

— Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Patriot stockpiles are low, largely because of the Iran war, and Ukraine has received only small numbers of them this year despite President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s pleading.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

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