asked for
Made a request
Asked for describes something that was requested or sought: the asked-for documents, the asked-for raise.
The phrase also carries a sense of deserved consequence—if someone asked for trouble, they provoked it through their own actions.
He got exactly what he asked for.
- solicitedAsked for purposefully
- petitionedFormally asked for something
- demandedRequired with force
- requestFormal act of seeking
- soughtAttempted to find
implored · wanted · entreated · beseeched · begged · summoned · appealed · inquired · desired · craved · interview · interrogated · urged · plea · ordered · yearned · query · reach
request vs. offer
asked foroffered
Presented for consideration
given · provided · volunteered · proffered · presented
sought vs. unsought
asked forunsolicited
Not asked for
unrequested · unsought · unbidden · unwanted · undesired
deserved vs. undeserved
asked forundeserved
Not rightfully owed
unmerited · unwarranted · innocent · blameless · unjustified