invite
Request someone's presence
To invite is to ask someone to come somewhere or participate in something: We invited them to dinner, She invited questions from the audience.
Invite also means to encourage or make likely: Leaving the door unlocked invites trouble.
As a noun, invite is casual for invitation: Did you get an invite to the party?
Hospitable greeting offered
- greetAcknowledge upon meeting
- hostOne receiving guests
- receiveAccept something offered
- warmthHeat you feel
cordiality · friendliness · graciousness · openness · inclusivity · geniality · amiability · affability
Gathering for celebration
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- galaFestive formal occasion
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
- soireeFormal evening party
celebration · ceremony · occasion · festival · reunion · get-together · shindig · fete
Urge forward with support
- enticeAttract by offering appeal
- urgeStrong inner drive
- coaxPersuade by gentle urging
- temptDraw toward wrongdoing
attract · lure · draw · woo · allure · charm · persuade · beguile
Trial venue or sports surface
- riskPossibility of harm
- temptDraw toward wrongdoing
- encourageUrge forward with support
- attractDraw toward oneself
elicit · incur · trigger · prompt · cause · bring · open · ask for
ask
Seek an answer
request · solicit · petition · appeal · beckon · summons · entreaty · plea · inquiry · overture
welcome
Hospitable greeting offered
warmth · cordiality · friendliness · graciousness · openness · inclusivity · geniality · amiability · affability · courtesy
party
Gathering for celebration
soiree · celebration · ceremony · occasion · festival · reunion · get-together · shindig · fete · mixer
encourage
Urge forward with support
tempt · attract · lure · draw · woo · allure · charm · persuade · beguile · appeal
court
Trial venue or sports surface
attract · elicit · incur · trigger · prompt · cause · bring · open · ask for · welcome
conference
Organized meeting for discussion
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
webinar · forum · meeting · interview · audition · collaborate · consult · pitch · presentation · networking
- social lifefriend, family, group, relationship, community
- communication verbssay, speak, tell, talk, ask
- calendar actionsschedule, reschedule, book, cancel, confirm
- Conference Callsconference call, dial-in, mute, unmute, passcode
- party invitationsbridal shower, engagement party, save the date, birthday party, anniversary party
- video callsvideo call, video chat, mute, video conferencing, Zoom
inviterepel
Drive off or disgust
repulse · deter · discourage · dissuade · drive away
- wedding invitationNotice requesting ceremony attendance
- party invitationRequest to attend celebration
- you're invited
- wedding inviteNotice of upcoming nuptials
- birthday inviteSummons to celebration
- party inviteRequest to attend celebration
inviting, invitation, invited, uninvited, invites, invitations, invitees, invitee, invitational