requested

Put in for

Requested is the past tense of request, meaning to ask for something formally or politely.

It often appears in passive constructions: The documents were requested by the court.

Requested suggests more formality than simply asked for—you request information, assistance, or permission rather than casually asking: She requested a meeting with her supervisor.

demanded

appeal

Formal review request

submission · proposal · inquiry · query · entreaty · plea · supplication · bid · overture · proposition

desired

sought

Attempted to find

chosen · specified · particular · specific · named · designated · indicated · stipulated · selected · favored

invited

RSVP

Request for reply

honor · ceremony · reception · event · occasion · gathering · appearance · participation · summons · cordially

required

mandatory

Required by rule

essential · compulsory · prerequisite · stipulated · prescribed · demanded · expected · ordered · mandated

Categories
Opposites
solicitation status

requestedunsolicited

Not asked for

unrequested · unasked · uninvited · unbidden · unprompted

volition/agency

requestedforced

Made to occur unwillingly

coerced · compelled · obliged · mandated · demanded

response/outcome

requestedrejected

Refused or turned away

denied · refused · declined · rebuffed · turned down

Phrases
Family

request, requests, requesting, requester, unrequested, requesters, requestor

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