Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb invite

8 senses of invite

Sense 1
invite, ask for -- (increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism")
       => arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke -- (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy")

Sense 2
invite, ask over, ask round -- (invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?")
       => request, bespeak, call for, quest -- (express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service")

Sense 3
tempt, invite -- (give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers")
       => stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir -- (stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country")

Sense 4
invite, bid -- (ask someone in a friendly way to do something)
       => request -- (ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript")

Sense 5
invite, pay for -- (have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant")
       => interact -- (act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues")
          Phrasal Verb-> invite out#1

Sense 6
invite, ask in -- (ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee")
       => request, bespeak, call for, quest -- (express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service")

Sense 7
invite, call for -- (request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference")
       => request, bespeak, call for, quest -- (express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service")

Sense 8
receive, take in, invite -- (express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees")

Antonyms of adj inviting

1 sense of inviting

Sense 1
inviting (vs. uninviting) -- (attractive and tempting; "an inviting offer")

uninviting (vs. inviting) -- (neither attractive nor tempting)
        => unattractive, untempting -- (not appealing to the senses; "untempting food")

Similarity of adj inviting

1 sense of inviting

Sense 1
inviting (vs. uninviting) -- (attractive and tempting; "an inviting offer")
       => invitatory -- (conveying an invitation; "a brief invitatory note")
       => tantalizing, tantalising, tempting -- (very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast")
       => tantalizing, tantalising -- (arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach; "a tantalizing taste of success")
          Also See-> attractive#1